THE EMMANUEL CHURCH, UK

Registered charity 1154926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEC, THE EMMANUEL CHURCH

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH AND MISSION. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS THOUGHT FIT.

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH AND MISSION.(II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PARTICULARLY BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF:A. GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALSB. EDUCATION, PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT(III) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barking and Dagenham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£301k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £498,163, supported by a large rise in incoming resources to £300,630. Expenditure remained low at £41,979, resulting in a substantial net surplus for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document discloses that the charity owns 50% of its property (113 Movers Lane) with Giovanni Ghidotti owning the other 50%. It also lists Soula Sitaras-Ghidotti as Administrator & Treasurer and Giovanni Ghidotti as a trustee/pastor involved in property matters. However, no specific transaction amounts for these related parties are disclosed in the financial notes, only the asset valuation.

“The Charity owns 50% of 113 Movers Lane Barking, IG 11 7UQ with Giovanni Ghidotti owning 50% of purchase price £167,500.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £335k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Denitsa Plamenova Joseph
Ian Mansfield
MRS SOULA SITARAS-GHIDOTTI B.COM, MBA, PGCLTHE
Milen Roussev Hristov

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£301k	£42k
31/12/2024	£76k	£50k
31/12/2023	£76k	£57k
31/12/2022	£68k	£24k
31/12/2021	£46k	£15k

Common questions

Is THE EMMANUEL CHURCH, UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £498,163, supported by a large rise in incoming resources to £300,630. Expenditure remained low at £41,979, resulting in a substantial net surplus for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves. 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
CLARK FOUNDATION	1	£12k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£2k
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£750

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EMMANUEL CHURCH, UK	£301k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH DURHAM FY2025	£487k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH WORKINGTON FY2025	£47k	—	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£506k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD FY2025	£497k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH (AYLSHAM) FY2025	£31k	—	within	—	no doubt

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