New Life Church Emerson Park

Registered charity 1179017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHAPEL, VOICE OF THE WORD MISSIONS

Advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with our statement of beliefs, primarily in the Havering Area and other areas of the United Kingdom and the world as the trustees deem appropriate from time to time and in such ways as they might determine. The charity aims to support and serve the general public and mankind, to worship God, with prayer and pastoral care, and by sharing our faith.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND IN PARTICULAR (THOUGH NOT BY LIMITATION) BY CONDUCTING ORGANISING OR UNDERTAKING EVANGELISTIC WORK IN VARIOUS WAYS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES ELSEWHERE.TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Thurrock, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £3,685 to £1,817 due to expenditure exceeding income by £1,868. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting a minimum of £1,000, which is currently exceeded by its unrestricted reserves of £1,817. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern, supported by cash at bank of £371 and net current liabilities of £1,389.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of £1,000 (reserves figure: £2k)
“These reserves are designed to cover a minimum of £1,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 8

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 8

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 6

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, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2025 (received 30/06/2026, 30 days after the 31/05/2026 due date); year ending 31/07/2023 (received 05/01/2025, 219 days after the 31/05/2024 due date); year ending 31/07/2022 (received 30/12/2023, 213 days after the 31/05/2023 due date); year ending 31/07/2021 (received 24/10/2023, 511 days after the 31/05/2022 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£27k£29k
31/07/2024£20k£23k
31/07/2023£24k£24k
31/07/2022£25k£22k
31/07/2021£18k£15k

Common questions

Is New Life Church Emerson Park financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £3,685 to £1,817 due to expenditure exceeding income by £1,868. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting a minimum of £1,000, which is currently exceeded by its unrestricted reserves of £1,817. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern, supported by cash at bank of £371 and net current liabilities of £1,389. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds New Life Church Emerson Park?

Funders whose own accounts filings name New Life Church Emerson Park as a grant recipient include THE SEDBERGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SEDBERGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2022£800Charitable activities

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 ASDA FOUNDATION1£20k
THE BANTAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
New Life Church Emerson Park£27k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH DORKING FY2025£94k—0within—no doubt
New Life Church Northampton LTD FY2024£478k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH WORTHING FY2025£186k£29,5750unclear—no doubt
THE NEW LIFE INTERNATIONAL MISSION FY2024£43k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025£192k—0unclear—no doubt

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