THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1155538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TSM

Third Space Ministries exists to advance the Christian faith in the 'third spaces' of society ie leisure industry, through chaplaincy, team mission, teaching and training. It exists to benefit members of the general public who frequent the 'third spaces' of society including, but not limited to, nightclubs, gyms, coffee shops etc, by serving their emotional and spiritual needs.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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 · Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £79k from £69k in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £70.5k from £76.5k, resulting in a surplus. The charity ended the year with total funds of £30.3k, up from £21.7k at the start of the year. The trustees consider reserves to be at a reasonable level, noting that free reserves are £4.5k after accounting for their policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“There are £4.5k of free reserves (ie unrestricted funds less the reserves policy amount) at 31 December 2025.” — page 5
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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 40

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 01/11/2023, 1 day after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Third Space Ministries (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Croydon · Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£79k£71k
31/12/2024£69k£77k
31/12/2023£62k£74k
31/12/2022£52k£65k
31/12/2021£64k£60k

Common questions

Is THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £79k from £69k in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £70.5k from £76.5k, resulting in a surplus. The charity ended the year with total funds of £30.3k, up from £21.7k at the start of the year. The trustees consider reserves to be at a reasonable level, noting that free reserves are £4.5k after accounting for their policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES as a grant recipient include THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, MAGNIFY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2024£106k
MAGNIFY FOUNDATIONFY2024£14kNot specified
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2021£11kMaterial grants included above
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2025£9k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2023£7kMaterial grant included in Note 12
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2022£7k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BESPACE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES£79k——below—no doubt
BESPACE FY2026£201kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD FY2025£44k—0below—no doubt
THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES FY2025£396k——unclear—no doubt
THE TRINITY PARISH FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
3SPACE FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt

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