CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS

Registered charity 1171484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christ Church Central Leeds is a Church based in the City of Leeds. It's activities seek to advance the Christian faith, in accordance with the Charity's Statement of Beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees from time to time may think fit. It also seeks to relieve sickness and financial hardship by a variety of means within the UK or abroad

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Latest income

£485k

Latest spending

£226k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £259,461 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted cash holdings of £583,804. This cash balance significantly exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £85,000, indicating strong liquidity and compliance with their own financial policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £85,000 (held: £584k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £85,000 (which equates to about 6 months' of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: James Rhodes received remuneration of £52,973 for an employee role within the charity.

“During the year one trustee (James Rhodes) received remuneration. The remuneration paid during the year was for the employee role within the charity and not for their role as a trustee” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees and closely related persons made aggregate donations of £50,519 to the charity.

“During the year the total aggregated donations made to the charity by the trustees and anyone closely related to them was £50,519. There were no conditions attached to the donations.” — page 14

“During the year four of the trustees had expenses reimbursed by the charity. Total expenses reimbursed in the current year were £7,344 and include office expenses, travel, and ministry resources.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Four trustees had expenses reimbursed by the charity, totaling £7,344.

“During the year the total aggregated donations made to the charity by the trustees and anyone closely related to them was £50,519. There were no conditions attached to the donations.” — page 14

“During the year four of the trustees had expenses reimbursed by the charity. Total expenses reimbursed in the current year were £7,344 and include office expenses, travel, and ministry resources.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES GEOFFREY THOMAS RHODESchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Benjamin Frank Mildred
James Brett McAlpin
MATTHEW STEPHEN SHORTMAN

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£485k	£226k
30/09/2024	£256k	£178k
30/09/2023	£289k	£181k
30/09/2022	£122k	£128k
30/09/2021	£107k	£102k

Common questions

Is CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £259,461 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted cash holdings of £583,804. This cash balance significantly exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £85,000, indicating strong liquidity and compliance with their own financial policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS as a grant recipient include FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	FY2025	£10k	Grants for church planting

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
GIVE A GIFT	1	£286k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£208k
THE PILLING TRUST FUND	1	£38k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£25k
MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED	1	£19k
CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

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

CHRIST CENTRAL LONDON income £293k
COMMUNITY CHURCH LEEDS income £122k
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH LEEDS income £548k
LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST income £675k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SELLY PARK income £213k
CHURCHCENTRAL TRUST income £671k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS	£485k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL LONDON FY2024	£293k	—	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY CHURCH LEEDS FY2025	£122k	£39,424	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH LEEDS FY2025	£548k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£675k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SELLY PARK FY2024	£213k	—	within	—	no doubt

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