LIGHT CHURCH (STOKE)

Registered charity 1178620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PENKHULL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Light Church is a lively, family-friendly church in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent. We love God, we love people and we love our community and city. You are very welcome to visit us, we meet on Sunday mornings at 10:30am and have loads of activities and groups meeting throughout the week.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £20,249 for the year ending 31 December 2024, with total income of £133,702 and expenditure of £113,453. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £61,322, which the charity assessed as meeting its policy requirement of covering at least three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
*Senior Minister, Chair & Paid Trustee — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations & Legacies (72% of income)
General Tithes and Offerings (discounting special missions/ministry offerings) for 2024 was £93,279 — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: eight months expenditure (held: £61k)
the charity will endeavour to maintain, on average, sufficient reserves to cover eight months expenditure. — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Daniel Chan is identified as a 'Paid Trustee'.
*Senior Minister, Chair & Paid Trustee — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£134k£113k
31/12/2023£130k£150k
31/12/2022£100k£88k
31/12/2021£85k£77k
31/12/2020£143k£81k

Common questions

Is LIGHT CHURCH (STOKE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £20,249 for the year ending 31 December 2024, with total income of £133,702 and expenditure of £113,453. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £61,322, which the charity assessed as meeting its policy requirement of covering at least three months of expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LIGHT CHURCH (STOKE) earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.