Life Community Church Storrington

Registered charity 1172456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMMUNITY CHURCH STORRINGTON

Weekly Sunday services open to the public3 Prayer meetings per month open to the publicSupport of mission workers overseasCharitable assistance locally on an ad hoc basis to persons in need

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£287k
Latest spending
£317k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity registered a deficit of £30,090 for the year ended 30 April 2025, primarily due to salary costs being booked in the current year while supporting income was received in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £450,164 from £475,256, though the trustees maintain a policy aim of holding cash balances equivalent to three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £450k)
“There is a further aim of maintaining cash balances equivalent to three months’ expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £395k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2021)

Total income
£606k
Total spending
£187k
Reserves (reported)
£471k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~30.3 months of spending — in the top 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).

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£287k£317k
30/04/2024£315k£309k
30/04/2023£269k£288k
30/04/2022£274k£268k
30/04/2021£606k£187k

Common questions

Is Life Community Church Storrington financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity registered a deficit of £30,090 for the year ended 30 April 2025, primarily due to salary costs being booked in the current year while supporting income was received in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £450,164 from £475,256, though the trustees maintain a policy aim of holding cash balances equivalent to three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Life Community Church Storrington?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Life Community Church Storrington as a grant recipient include THE SACHS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SACHS FOUNDATIONFY2024£566k
THE SACHS FOUNDATIONFY2025£313k
THE SACHS FOUNDATIONFY2023£66k
THE SACHS FOUNDATIONFY2022£39k

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
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST1£5k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Life Community Church Storrington£287k—0unclear—no doubt
AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£111k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING FY2025£255k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LINDFIELD FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, OTLEY FY2025£279k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt

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