GRACELIFE LONDON

Registered charity 1155683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

?providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and educational development, both for the congregation and for anyone else who wishes to benefit from what GLL offers; ?promoting Christian values and service by members of the congregation to the community, for the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:2.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN GREATER LONDON AND ALSO IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE ELDERS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT AND IN SUCH WAYS AS THEY MAY THINK FIT, BUT ALWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS;2.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND IN GREATER LONDON AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE ELDERS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND2.3 TO ADVANCE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE ELDERS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £52,832 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £528,697. The trustees report that the charity remains in a steady financial position, supported by substantial overseas funding, although they note that the charity cannot depend on outside support indefinitely. Free reserves stood at £357,348, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately three months of routine expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• THOMAS DRIONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adam Waller · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daniel Jarms
• Dr KEITH HAROLD ESSEX
• KEVIN ALAN EDWARDS
• Michael Dionne · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London

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