GATEWAY CHURCH NORTHUMBERLAND

Registered charity 1164586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH PRODUCED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE; TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED BECAUSE OF SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; PROVISION OF ADVICE, THE PROMOTIONS OF GOOD PRACTICES TO COMBAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT NEED.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH PRODUCED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE(2) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED BECAUSE OF:A) SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTHB) AGEC) FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ORD) SOME OTHER REASON BY ANY PROPER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND INCLUDING (WHERE APPROPRIATE BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, THE PROMOTIONS OF GOOD PRACTICES TO COMBAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT NEED.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £67,248, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £26,985 (representing six months of expenditure). The trustees report a profit on the year of £12,258, driven by increased donations and Gift Aid income, and express confidence in their ability to continue activities despite rising living costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lucid Accounting Ltd. 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Steven John Hardwickchair
• GILL BRAY · trustee of 2 other charities
• Heather Ann Hardwick
• JOSS BRAY
• Sarah Fenwick
• Susan Elizabeth Whitworth

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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