NewLife Church Sunderland

Registered charity 1178817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW LIFE CHURCH SUNDERLAND

PROMOTING OF CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH SUNDAY SERVICE, BIBLE STUDIES, SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR KIDS, EVANGALISM THROUGH PREACHING AND TRACT DISTRIBUTION. OOPERATE IN THE NORTH EAST REGION BY REGULAR PRAYER MEETINGS

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

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: Sunderland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£184k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £147,237, resulting in total net assets of £203,644 at the end of the period. The church reports positive net receipts of £126,116, driven primarily by unrestricted income of £183,944 against payments of £43,977. The trustees confirm that cash funds are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £8,865 — grants £8,865 (1); 12% of the £72,776 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 05/11/2024, 5 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

PASTOR PRINCE MATHEWchair
Dr Cecil Cherian Lukose
Feby Thomas
SUNNY GEORGE
Shinu Nedumgottu Yohannan

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£184k	£58k
31/12/2024	£87k	£63k
31/12/2023	£73k	£55k
31/12/2022	£58k	£39k
31/12/2021	£20k	£26k

Common questions

Is NewLife Church Sunderland financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £147,237, resulting in total net assets of £203,644 at the end of the period. The church reports positive net receipts of £126,116, driven primarily by unrestricted income of £183,944 against payments of £43,977. The trustees confirm that cash funds are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK).

NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK) income £154k
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH FORDINGBRIDGE income £255k
NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER income £192k
NEW LIFE CHURCH income £61k
NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £35k
NEW LIFE LANCASTER income £201k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NewLife Church Sunderland	£184k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK) FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH FORDINGBRIDGE FY2024	£255k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025	£192k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2025	£61k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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