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RED LETTER PROJECT

Registered charity 1174618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Red Letter Project is a charitable organisation with a Christian ethos which provides for the needs of the local community in and around the parish of St. Johns church in Great Horton, Bradford. It's key activities are the provision of a community hall, a lunch group open to the needy and lonely, a food bank/shared table, evangelical support for local schools and the provision of a nursery.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£318k
Latest spending
£292k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £317,513 from £201,710 in the prior year, resulting in a net incoming resource of £25,698. The charity holds total unrestricted and designated reserves of £111,058, which the trustees confirm matches their policy target of approximately three months of expenditure. The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Early Years Funding (34% of income)
“Early Years Funding - 108,123” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £111k)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain a balance on total funds (if possible) which equates approximately to three months expenditure in order to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. The balance of £111,058 at the year end matched this target.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity commenced its operations on 1 January 2018 when it took responsibility for the charitable activities that were previously undertaken by The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Horton, Bradford (Charity No. 1133766). On 31 December 2017 the church trustees allocated funds of £112,352 (being the net assets held at that time in Red Letter Project activities) to the charity in order that it could continue with those charitable activities.
“During the year the charity paid £6,000 (2023: £6,000) to The Parochial Church Council of Great Horton, Bradford for rent and utility costs of the church hall where some Red Letter Project activities are based.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£318k£292k
31/12/2023£202k£178k
31/12/2022£145k£164k
31/12/2021£118k£126k
31/12/2020£123k£98k

Common questions

Is RED LETTER PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £317,513 from £201,710 in the prior year, resulting in a net incoming resource of £25,698. The charity holds total unrestricted and designated reserves of £111,058, which the trustees confirm matches their policy target of approximately three months of expenditure. The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RED LETTER PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RED LETTER PROJECT as a grant recipient include BRADFORD GUILD OF HELP.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BRADFORD GUILD OF HELPFY2024£10k
BRADFORD GUILD OF HELPFY2021£5k
BRADFORD GUILD OF HELPFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England24/01/2025£410The Zindigi Project
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10kThe St Columba Project