EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE

Registered charity 1177439 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our Mission Statement (see website) expands on the following themes:TELL: ?TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM?TEACH: ?TO TEACH, BAPTISE AND NURTURE BELIEVERS?TEND: ?TO RESPOND TO HUMAN NEED BY LOVING SERVICE?TRANSFORM: ?TO SEEK TO TRANSFORM UNJUST STRUCTURES OF SOCIETY?TREASURE: ?TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION, AND SUSTAIN AND RENEW THE LIFE OF THE EARTH?

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£273k

Latest spending

£407k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £134,783 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in an overdrawn unrestricted fund balance of £106,572. The trustees acknowledge the negative reserves but assert adequate resources to continue operations, noting that a significant loan is anticipated to be converted into a gift in 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve month’s worth of ministerial costs (£133,400) plus the likely cost of staff redundancy payments (£8,000) to a total of £141,400 (held: £-107k)

“It is the policy of the Church that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to twelve month’s worth of ministerial costs (£133,400) plus the likely cost of staff redundancy payments (£8,000) to a total of £141,400.” — page 5

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): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income

£890k

Total spending

£326k

Reserves (reported)

£42k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 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 (92% 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

ADRIAN JOHN TURNER
Alastair Sharp
CAROLYN FRANCES AUGER · trustee of 1 other charity
Carol Margaret Jewell
Catherine Gaynor Coules
Dr ALAN BARRY REID
Hilary Jane Walshe
JAMES BRUCE STIRMEY
MARY EMMA HOWARTH
Michael John Richards
Peter Plowman
ROBERT JAMES MORRIS CAFFYN · trustee of 1 other charity
Rebecca Sarah Dorothea Graham
Rev Jonathan Alan Gaylord
Rev Memona Shahbaz · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£273k	£407k
31/08/2024	£890k	£326k
31/08/2023	£392k	£1.7m
31/08/2022	£1.9m	£1.9m
31/08/2021	£901k	£1.1m

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £134,783 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in an overdrawn unrestricted fund balance of £106,572. The trustees acknowledge the negative reserves but assert adequate resources to continue operations, noting that a significant loan is anticipated to be converted into a gift in 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE as a grant recipient include NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT, JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT	FY2023	£10k	Charitable activities
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Social welfare
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£600	Social Welfare

Charities like this

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

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, GRAVESEND. income £161k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE income £195k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD income £497k
EMMANUEL CHURCH CANTERBURY income £286k
The Parochial Church Council of Guildford Emmanuel, St Francis and St Clare income £841k
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £245k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE	£273k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, GRAVESEND. FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE FY2024	£195k	—	below	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD FY2025	£497k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH CANTERBURY FY2025	£286k	—	below	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of Guildford Emmanuel, St Francis and St Clare FY2024	£841k	—	above	—	no doubt

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