THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“There are £4.5k of free reserves (ie unrestricted funds less the reserves policy amount) at 31 December 2025.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
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).
Trustees
- Andrew Trevor Paul
- Arleen Greene
- Chrissie Becares
- Christian Wienkamp
- NAOMI PAUL
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | FY2024 | £106k | |
| MAGNIFY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £14k | Not specified |
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | FY2021 | £11k | Material grants included above |
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | FY2025 | £9k | |
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | FY2023 | £7k | Material grant included in Note 12 |
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | FY2022 | £7k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £48k |
| ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) | 1 | £13k |
| EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD | 1 | £5k |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £2k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COWLEY, OXFORD | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- BESPACE
- TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD
- THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES
- THE TRINITY PARISH
- 3SPACE
- TRINITY MINISTRIES CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRD SPACE MINISTRIES | £79k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| BESPACE | £201k | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD | £44k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES | £396k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TRINITY PARISH | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 3SPACE | £229k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |