NEW STREET CHURCH CIO

Registered charity 1183065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

New Street Church CIO seeks to create a thriving church community that attracts and supports all ages including families and the student generation and has at its heart a desire to spill out of its own walls to proclaim good news, serve its community, to resource and bless other churches and to be the catalyst for growth in discipleship, evangelism and community-building.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE DIOCESE OF TRURO, BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):3.1.1 ESTABLISHING A NEW WORSHIPPING COMMUNITY;3.1.2 FURTHERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION INITIATIVE "TRANSFORMING MISSION CORNWALL" WHICH AIMS TO RENEW ANGLICAN CHURCH LIFE ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN THE DIOCESE OF TRURO AND TO ENCOURAGE AND ATTRACT INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND;3.1.3 FACILITATING RELATIONSHIPS IN MINISTRY AND MISSION BETWEEN PARISHES IN THE DEANERY.

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: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is currently dependent on grant funding from the Diocesan Board of Finance and the Church Commissioners, which is guaranteed until December 2026. Free general reserves stood at approximately £228,000 at year-end, accumulated to assist with the transition to a self-sustaining financial model once project funding expires.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: accumulated to assist with the transition to a self-sustaining financial model at the end of the project funding, which is projected to occur at the end of 2026 (reserves figure: £228k)

“The reserves of the CIO are being accumulated to assist with the transition to a self-sustaining financial model at the end of the project funding, which is projected to occur at the end of 2026.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Consequently, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. In the remaining period of payment, it is planned that grant funding will come to be replaced by donations and other income to enable the church to transition to becoming selfsufficient.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The document discloses that costs were invoiced to the CIO by the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance (TDBF) for one person employed on their behalf. It also notes that the TDBF holds CWPF assets separately. No specific transaction amounts for trustee payments or specific related party loans are detailed beyond the staff cost inclusion.

“The above figures include amounts paid to the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance (TDBF) in respect of one person employed by them on our behalf. Costs were invoiced to the CIO.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 22

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

Volunteers: 20

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

Volunteers: 20

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Nicholls
Glyn Jones
Janet Jones
Julian Briscoe
Katie Sabien
Oliver Denniss
Rev Jacob Tyers
Revd Dr Adam Dunning · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£104k	£58k
31/12/2024	£91k	£37k
31/12/2023	£71k	£25k
31/12/2022	£70k	£23k
31/12/2021	£51k	£25k

Common questions

Is NEW STREET CHURCH CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is currently dependent on grant funding from the Diocesan Board of Finance and the Church Commissioners, which is guaranteed until December 2026. Free general reserves stood at approximately £228,000 at year-end, accumulated to assist with the transition to a self-sustaining financial model once project funding expires. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/03/2024	£19k	Little Sparks

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD income £109k
NEW LIFE CHURCH LETCHWORTH CIO income £115k
NORTH CHURCH CIO income £63k
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL income £248k
THE NEW CHURCH CHILDREN'S SOCIETY income £42k
NEWDAY UNITED income £193k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW STREET CHURCH CIO	£104k	—	unclear	—	noted
NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD FY2025	£109k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH LETCHWORTH CIO FY2025	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTH CHURCH CIO FY2026	£63k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£248k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE NEW CHURCH CHILDREN'S SOCIETY FY2025	£42k	—	above	—	no doubt

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