GRACE CHURCH BROCKLEY

Registered charity 1154174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an independent evangelical church in South East London. Our aim is that Grace Church Brockley would be a place where you make friends so that together we can learn more about Jesus; whatever your current stage of Christian understanding and commitment. We especially welcome anyone wanting to find out more about the claims of Christianity.

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Latest income

£151k

Latest spending

£169k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £17,536 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £97,297. The trustees consider that a prudent reserve of around £30,000-£60,000 should be maintained, which is below the current unrestricted fund balance. The charity relies on donations from members and individual donors for funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of annual expenditure, equating to around £30,000-£60,000 (held: £97k)

“Consequently, the Directors consider that whilst this remains the case a prudent reserve of around 3-6 months of annual expenditure should be maintained, which equates to around £30,000-£60,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Josiah Ventures — “They are part of the mission organisation, Josiah Ventures where Terry is now head of training.” (source page)
Crosslinks — “Brada and Yatza have two children and are supported by Crosslinks. You can read more about Grace Church Novi Sad and can access Brada’s pray…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON ABRAMSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
James Eaton
Laurence Fu-Ta Lee-Tsang-Tan
Robert Honeysett

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£151k	£169k
31/08/2024	£158k	£172k
31/08/2023	£154k	£146k
31/08/2022	£191k	£137k
31/08/2021	£156k	£125k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHURCH BROCKLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £17,536 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £97,297. The trustees consider that a prudent reserve of around £30,000-£60,000 should be maintained, which is below the current unrestricted fund balance. The charity relies on donations from members and individual donors for funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£628k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £126k
GRACE CHURCH, BOROUGHBRIDGE income £166k
Grace Church Beckenham income £140k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD income £688k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE income £120k
GRACE CHURCH YATE income £287k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE CHURCH BROCKLEY	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH, BOROUGHBRIDGE FY2025	£166k	£44,188	above	—	no doubt
Grace Church Beckenham FY2024	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD FY2025	£688k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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