ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK

Registered charity 1182816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the Christian religion in the United Kingdom & elsewhere for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, relief of people who are in conditions of need, distressed, aged or sick in the UK or elsewhere, public celebrations of religious festivals, producing & distributing literature on the Christian faith to enlighten others about the Christian religion.

Objects

ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & ELSEWHERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, DISTRESSED, AGED OR SICK IN THE UK OR ELSEWHERE, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING & DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

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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Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds stood at £25,506 at the end of the financial year, following a net deficit where total payments of £107,437 exceeded total receipts of £106,819. The trustees report notes an increase in expenses compared to the previous year, driven by rent increases and new staff appointments, but confirms the year was productive financially.

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 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.

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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
31/03/2025£107k£107k
31/03/2024£101k£92k
31/03/2023£86k£79k
31/03/2022£51k£45k
31/03/2021£19k£22k

Common questions

Is ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds stood at £25,506 at the end of the financial year, following a net deficit where total payments of £107,437 exceeded total receipts of £106,819. The trustees report notes an increase in expenses compared to the previous year, driven by rent increases and new staff appointments, but confirms the year was productive financially. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
Arise Church Lincoln1£3k
FAITH UP1£500
KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST1£494

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK£107k—0unclear—no doubt
ALIVE CITY CHURCH FY2025£378k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025£415k£44,5200unclear—no doubt
ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN FY2025£1.9m—0below—no doubt
ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY LIFE CHURCH (PORTSMOUTH) FY2024£240k—0unclear—no doubt

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