GRACE GOSPEL CHURCH LEEDS UK

Registered charity 1162497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grace Gospel Church gathers for Worship, preaching the Gospel of Christ, Bible study and prayer and is involved in outreach to asylum speakers, giving practical help such as clothes and transport as well as spiritual guidance and friendship. The outreach is mainly to the Ethiopian and Eritrean community, but the church holds conferences that are open to anyone to attend.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN LEEDS AND SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF IMMIGRANTS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AMONGST THE ETHIOPIAN AND ERITREAN COMMUNITIES IN THE SAID LOCATION.

Area of benefit: LEEDS AND SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME 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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Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £1,545 for the year, with total income of £36,650 against expenditure of £38,195. Free/unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,520, which is above the stated policy target of at least one month’s reserves. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts comply with accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one month’s reserves in hand (held: £4k)

“The aim of the charity is to operate with at least one month’s reserves in hand.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

REVD TEREFE TADESSE TEKLEMARIAMchair
Ashanafi Tezera Mekuria
BIZUNESH KEBEDE
Berhanu Mergia Damote
DENENESH GOSSAYE RUFA
Firehiwot Alemayehu

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£37k	£38k
31/12/2024	£46k	£41k
31/12/2023	£37k	£40k
31/12/2022	£44k	£51k
31/12/2021	£32k	£37k

Common questions

Is GRACE GOSPEL CHURCH LEEDS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £1,545 for the year, with total income of £36,650 against expenditure of £38,195. Free/unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,520, which is above the stated policy target of at least one month’s reserves. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts comply with accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.