TRINITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1154068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church seeks to be a gospel community in the heart of Sunderland, reaching those in the Sunderland area with the gospel and love of Jesus Christ. There are regular meetings on Sunday and mid-week, where God's word is opened and taught clearly.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM BY THE CONTINUED FAITHFUL TEACHING OF THE SCRIPTURES AT TRINITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND AND BY THE RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SENDING OF GOSPEL MINISTERS AND OTHERS AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD TO ESTABLISH AND RENEW CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES RELATED THERETO2. THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AMONG ANY PERSONS WITHOUT LIMITATION3. SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE PERSECUTED BY REASON OF THEIR FAITH PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH SUPPORT SHALL BE NON-POLITICAL IN NATURE4. THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE ENGAGED FULL-TIME IN THE MISSIONARY WORK OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL AND IN BRINGING OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS TEACHING

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sunderland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,520 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted cash balances to £39,021. The trustees confirm that the charity is complying with its reserves policy, which aims to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £45,239

“Duncan Woods served as church leader and was paid £45,239 (2024: £43,419) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustee” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no less than £20,000 (which equates to about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure) (reserves figure: £39k)

“The trustees have determined that the church should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000 (which equates to about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Duncan Woods served as church leader and was paid £45,239 (2024: £43,419) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.

“Duncan Woods served as church leader and was paid £45,239 (2024: £43,419) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 40
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 35
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Jeremy Richard Goldenberg · trustee of 1 other charity
DUNCAN HELLIER WOODS
RICHARD GEORGE MORLEY
Revd Dr Ian Mark Somasundram · trustee of 1 other charity
Thomas John Ream Welch

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£76k	£83k
31/08/2024	£82k	£76k
31/08/2023	£83k	£75k
31/08/2022	£83k	£134k
31/08/2021	£134k	£70k

Common questions

Is TRINITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,520 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted cash balances to £39,021. The trustees confirm that the charity is complying with its reserves policy, which aims to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRINITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £45,239 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	1	£19k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£13k
THE ALMOND TRUST	1	£10k
REACH SOUTH	1	£9k
THE SOLA TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TRINITY PARISH.

THE TRINITY PARISH income £128k
TRINITY CHURCH income £75k
TRINITY CHURCH, SUTTON income £203k
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON income £154k
TRINITY CHURCH, HARROW income £270k
TRINITY CHURCH LOWER EARLEY income £459k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRINITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND	£76k	£45,239	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRINITY PARISH FY2025	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH FY2025	£75k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH, SUTTON FY2025	£203k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH, HARROW FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.