CHRIST CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON CIO

Registered charity 1164459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faithprimarily but not exclusively within Southampton and the adjacent areas and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Partners of the Church General Meeting, further the work of the Church.

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Latest income

£397k

Latest spending

£423k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the eight-month period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £766,015 to £739,358. The trustees confirm that free reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to continue fulfilling charitable objectives and mitigate risks. The organization's funding principally comes from gifts and donations by the congregation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £475k)

“cash reserves should be retained amounting to 3 months basic operating costs”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£743k

Total spending

£557k

Reserves (reported)

£350k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Martyn Lawson
Francis Edward Orlando Saer · trustee of 4 other charities
James Digby Steven Faux
John Edward Phillip Taylor
Matthew David Hill
Nigel Paul Bridges · trustee of 2 other charities
Simon Timothy Aellen
Thomas James Bell

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£397k	£423k
31/12/2024	£743k	£557k
31/12/2023	£591k	£548k
31/12/2022	£497k	£461k
31/12/2021	£417k	£408k

Common questions

Is CHRIST CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the eight-month period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £766,015 to £739,358. The trustees confirm that free reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to continue fulfilling charitable objectives and mitigate risks. The organization's funding principally comes from gifts and donations by the congregation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRIST CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRIST CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON CIO as a grant recipient include THE SOLA TRUST, GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SOLA TRUST	FY2025	£88k	Theological and ministry training grants
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2024	£7k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2022	£4k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2023	£4k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college
THE SOLA TRUST	FY2023	£4k	Theological and ministry training grants
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2022	£3k	Relief of Poverty
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2021	£2k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £115k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY, SOUTHAMPTON income £846k
KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON income £137k
CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON income £1.3m
SOUTHAMPTON LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH income £218k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTHCHURCH income £294k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON CIO	£397k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY, SOUTHAMPTON FY2025	£846k	—	above	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2023	£137k	—	below	—	no doubt
CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2024	£1.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH FY2025	£218k	—	above	—	no doubt

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