ALIVE CITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1169786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We advance the Christian faith through worship services, prayer meetings, teaching events and conferences. We support our community through youth mentoring, creative arts and sports, family support including food distribution and counselling, volunteering and intergenerational programmes, and education, skills and employability training.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN LONDON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES AND TEACHINGS, CELEBRATIONS AND CONFERENCES DURING EASTER AND CHRISTMAS PERIODS, PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

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
£378k
Latest spending
£237k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £83,687 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £145,933. The trustees report that the charity remains in a healthy financial position and is well placed to continue delivering its objectives. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gifts and donations (74% of income)
“Gifts and donations 180,941”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alive City Church (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£378k£237k
30/06/2025£223k£162k
30/06/2024£150k£118k
30/06/2023£80k£67k
30/06/2022£69k£102k

Common questions

Is ALIVE CITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £83,687 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £145,933. The trustees report that the charity remains in a healthy financial position and is well placed to continue delivering its objectives. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALIVE CITY CHURCH£378k—0unclear—no doubt
ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN FY2025£1.9m—0below—no doubt
LIVING WORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025£415k£44,5200unclear—no doubt
CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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