CITY TO CITY UK

Registered charity 1167859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CTCUK

We are a movement for the planting of highly contextualised, gospel-centred, church-planting churches in the most influential cities of the UK.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH EXCLUSIVELY BY FACILITATING THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY IN LONDON; AND(2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

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

£377k

Latest spending

£382k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £5,181 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a net asset deficit of £7,510. The trustees report that reserves stood below the agreed minimum policy requirement of £44,121, noting that the charity held no unrestricted reserves at the period end. Despite these financial challenges, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“1 member of staff received remuneration at a rate of between £70,000 and £80,000 per annum” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 member of staff received remuneration at a rate of between £70,000 and £80,000 per annum” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The financial review for the 12 months ending June 2025 shows that our reserves stood at a deficit of £7,510, below the minimum requirement of £44,121 outlined in our reserves policy as of 30 June 2025.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Neil Powell, a member of key management, received a rent subsidy of £10,200 from the charity for a property occupied by him and used by the charity to provide accommodation for Redeemer City to City global staff.

“Neil Powell, who is a member of key management received a rent subsidy of £10,200 (2024: £5,760) from the charity for a property occupied by that individual and used by the charity to provide accommodation for Redeemer City to City global staff working in partnership with the London Project and other charitable workers engaged in London Project related activities who would otherwise have to rent accommodation whilst in London.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2024) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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 30/06/2025

Volunteers: 6
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

Volunteers: 1
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

Volunteers: 3
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Hendrik Lourens Martinus Du Plessis · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan William Emlyn Wright · trustee of 3 other charities
Lindsay Hall · trustee of 1 other charity
Timothy Achilles Coomar

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£377k	£382k
30/06/2024	£360k	£414k
30/06/2023	£434k	£446k
30/06/2022	£444k	£479k
31/12/2020	£201k	£123k

Common questions

Is CITY TO CITY UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £5,181 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a net asset deficit of £7,510. The trustees report that reserves stood below the agreed minimum policy requirement of £44,121, noting that the charity held no unrestricted reserves at the period end. Despite these financial challenges, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CITY TO CITY UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	2	£342k
THE SEQUOIA TRUST	1	£21.3m
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£5.7m
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£4.9m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON	1	£1.3m
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£940k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	1	£750k
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	1	£535k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY GATE CHURCH, UK.

CITY GATE CHURCH, UK income £115k
TRANSFORMING PLACES income £174k
C3 TRUST UK income £1.5m
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST income £6.6m
CENTRE FOR CITIES income £1.6m
CITIZENS UK CHARITY income £12.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CITY TO CITY UK	£377k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	below	—	no doubt
CITY GATE CHURCH, UK FY2025	£115k	Under £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
TRANSFORMING PLACES FY2025	£174k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
C3 TRUST UK FY2025	£1.5m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST FY2025	£6.6m	—	5	above	—	no doubt
CENTRE FOR CITIES FY2025	£1.6m	£120,001 and above	6	below	—	no doubt

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