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GLOW CHURCH UK

Registered charity 1154239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as XCEL COUNTY DURHAM

The charity provides nursery care and hire of facilities that advance public education by mounting lectures, exhibitions, conferences.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,156,766, supported by a net income of £309,218. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding this status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: A G Cherrie received £44,249 and A S Glassbrook received £5,808.
“During the year, one or more Trustees has been paid remuneration or has received other benefits from an employment with the Company. A G Cherrie has received remuneration in his role as Lead Pastor and A S Glassbrook has received remuneration in her role as Finance Director.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charitable Company owns 100% of the share capital of Innovate County Durham Limited.
“Innovate County Durham Limited is a related party based on the entity being a company wholly owned by the charity. During the year, the amounts received from innovate County Durham Limited which relate to Glow Church UK Ltd total £100,000 (2024: £36,500). At the year end the charity owed £144 (2024: was owed £16,171) from Innovate County Durham Limited.” — page 35
“At the year end, the charity owed £134,478 (2024: £147,978) to Glow Church Australia, a member of the Glow Church community. This amount is interest free and repayable on demand.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Glow Church Australia
“Innovate County Durham Limited is a related party based on the entity being a company wholly owned by the charity. During the year, the amounts received from innovate County Durham Limited which relate to Glow Church UK Ltd total £100,000 (2024: £36,500). At the year end the charity owed £144 (2024: was owed £16,171) from Innovate County Durham Limited.” — page 35
“At the year end, the charity owed £134,478 (2024: £147,978) to Glow Church Australia, a member of the Glow Church community. This amount is interest free and repayable on demand.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Innovate County Durham Limited
“The Charity has a trading subsidiary “Innovate County Durham Limited” which operates conferencing and events on the main site in Newton Aycliffe.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£178k
Reserves (reported)
£219k
Employees
59

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.2m
31/03/2024£998k£978k
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2022£888k£829k
31/03/2021£753k£771k

Common questions

Is GLOW CHURCH UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,156,766, supported by a net income of £309,218. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding this status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£26k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY1£10k
The Edge Ministries1£6k
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOW CHURCH UK£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
GLORY WORSHIP CHURCH FY2025£181k—0unclear—no doubt
AGLOW INTERNATIONAL (BRITAIN) FY2024£228k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST FY2025£524k—0unclear27.2%no doubt
GURU NANAK GURDWARA AND SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUNTAIN GATE CHAPEL (HARLOW) FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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