SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1171448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching, teachingBaptismThe Lord's supperEvangelism, MissionTeaching, encouragement, welcome, and inclusion of children, young people and familiesNurturing Christian disciplesEducation, training for Christian and community serviceGiving, encouraging pastoral supportSupporting, encouraging charitable social actionOperating a food bank

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Latest income
£281k
Latest spending
£216k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £65,181 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £281,181 against total expenditure of £216,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £56,002, which is above the stated policy target of £30,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £56k)
“The Trustees have a reserves policy of working towards retaining £30,000 specifically for contingencies and emergencies.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sussex Street Christian Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income
£742k
Total spending
£652k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Denbighshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£281k£216k
05/04/2024£251k£352k
05/04/2023£742k£652k
05/04/2022£267k£145k
05/04/2021£181k£150k

Common questions

Is SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £65,181 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £281,181 against total expenditure of £216,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £56,002, which is above the stated policy target of £30,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL1£59k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE£281k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE FY2024£169k—0unclear—no doubt
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£646k—0below—no doubt
COMMAND PRAYER CENTRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025£209k—0unclear—noted

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