NEW COVENANT CHURCH ISLINGTON

Registered charity 1175293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities that advance Christian religion and values for public benefit. Objectives Being -1. The advancement of Christian Faith in the United Kingdom.2. The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are sick or aged in the United Kingdom.3. The relief of poverty.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

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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Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £319,180 at year-end, which the trustees considered more than sufficient to meet its revenue expenditure and premises costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £1,897 for the year, with principal funding derived from voluntary donations and Gift Aid. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“Total income for the year amounted to £60,693, consisting of voluntary income (building fund and tithes and offerings).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months revenue expenditure (held: £319k)
“The Church aims to hold reserves that would cover a minimum of three months revenue expenditure, legal commitments under contracts of employment and a reserve to meet essential immediate expenditure to the Church's rent costs, necessary to allow the Church to continue to function.” — page 10
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£61k£59k
31/12/2024£84k£47k
31/12/2023£90k£54k
31/12/2022£67k£59k
31/12/2021£87k£30k

Common questions

Is NEW COVENANT CHURCH ISLINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £319,180 at year-end, which the trustees considered more than sufficient to meet its revenue expenditure and premises costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £1,897 for the year, with principal funding derived from voluntary donations and Gift Aid. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 MIDDLETON FOUNDATION1£9k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW COVENANT CHURCH ISLINGTON£61k——above—no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH LEICESTER FY2024£144k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH BRISTOL FY2024£105k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH GRAVESEND FY2026£46k——unclear—no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH WOOLWICH FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH MANCHESTER FY2024£470k—0below—no doubt

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