CITY LIFE CHURCH (PORTSMOUTH)

Registered charity 1182810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS TANGIER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

CITY LIFE CHURCH EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF JESUSCHRIST THAT THROUGH HIM WE MAY HAVE SALVATION ANDETERNAL LIFE. THIS IS DONE BY LOVING GOD, REACHING OUT ANDSERVING PEOPLE THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WITHIN OUR CITY.THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OFTHE CHRISTIAN FAITH. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCEEDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THEUK

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Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a solvent position financially and is working to recover post-pandemic financial hardships. The trustees report no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing member generosity and prudent fiscal management. The charity operates a reserve policy aiming to hold six months of cash to cover running costs in the unlikely event of total income loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Regular giving and grants
“The Charities principal sources of funds is through the generous regular giving of its membership, and through the provision of received grants both from charity organizations and other external sources.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of running costs
“The charity operates a reserve policy which aims to hold an amount of cash to enable the running of the church for a period of 6 months in the unlikely event of all income being lost.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CITY LIFE CHURCH PORTSMOUTH (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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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
31/12/2024£240k£198k
31/12/2023£150k£196k
31/12/2022£215k£202k
31/12/2021£0£0
31/12/2020£0£0

Common questions

Is CITY LIFE CHURCH (PORTSMOUTH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a solvent position financially and is working to recover post-pandemic financial hardships. The trustees report no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing member generosity and prudent fiscal management. The charity operates a reserve policy aiming to hold six months of cash to cover running costs in the unlikely event of total income loss.

Who funds CITY LIFE CHURCH (PORTSMOUTH)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CITY LIFE CHURCH (PORTSMOUTH) as a grant recipient include FAITH UP.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FAITH UPFY2022£500Hosting conference

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2025£20kNot Forgotten
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2023£10kNot Forgotten
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£10kNot Forgotten Club
UK government01/04/2021£5kCITY LIFE CHURCH PORTSMOUTH

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 CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST1£173k
KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST1£494

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITY LIFE CHURCH (PORTSMOUTH)£240k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025£415k£44,5200unclear—no doubt
CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
ALIVE CITY CHURCH FY2025£223k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE) FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY CHURCH COVENTRY FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt

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