CHRIST CHURCH NEWHAM URC

Registered charity 1165032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH

Christian worship and teaching, service to the community,

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME OF UNION OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

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

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £29,306 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £155,794 against total resources expended of £126,488. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory, noting that free reserves of £117,952 cover 11 months of operating costs, which is above the stated policy target of six months. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £133,679 and restricted funds of £22,915, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from Charitable Activities (49% of income)

“Income from Charitable Activities ab =. £76,715 £ - £ 76,715 £ 68,244” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months projected operating costs for the year ahead (£64,000) (reserves figure: £118k)

“The Elders’ policy on reserves is to hold sufficient free reserves to cover six months projected operating costs for the year ahead (£64,000).” — page 9

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £20,000 — grants £20,000 (1); 14% of the £146,510 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/10/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNIE ELIZABETH OSEI-TUTU BONSU
Ann Obatomi
Blaise Dias
CHARLES KWABAAH ACHEAMPONG
JEMIMA MUKANKUSI NKUSI
MRS BOLA MOSURO
ROSALIND BURKE
Temitope Alegbeleye

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£156k	£126k
31/12/2024	£147k	£125k
31/12/2023	£139k	£107k
31/12/2022	£102k	£88k
31/12/2021	£64k	£52k

Common questions

Is CHRIST CHURCH NEWHAM URC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £29,306 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £155,794 against total resources expended of £126,488. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory, noting that free reserves of £117,952 cover 11 months of operating costs, which is above the stated policy target of six months. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £133,679 and restricted funds of £22,915, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRIST CHURCH NEWHAM URC?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRIST CHURCH NEWHAM URC as a grant recipient include THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£25k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SOLA TRUST	1	£32k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£12k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST KNUTSFORD	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST CHURCH NEWHAM URC	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE FY2025	£528k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH FELTHAM FY2025	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH STOCKPORT FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£104k	Under £50,000	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HUNTINGDON FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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