JOURNEY UK

Registered charity 1187579 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVING WATERS

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION TO PROCLAIM AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD AND HIS SON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO PREACH AND TEACH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO OFFER THROUGH WORSHIP, PRAYER,AND THE HEALING POWER OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION, HOPE, SUPPORT, COUNSEL, AND TEACHING FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING TO PEOPLE WHOLENESS IN CHRIST.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING WORSHIP, PRAYER AND CHRISTIAN TEACHING.

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: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £28,161.10, which the trustees confirm matched their stated policy target of three months of unrestricted payments (£25,000). The charity reported a net movement of funds of -£834 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £40,199.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments, equivalent to £25,000.00 (reserves figure: £28k)

“It is the Trustees’ policy to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to at least three months of unrestricted payments, equivalent to £25,000.00” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 44

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 42

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 38

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Michelle Louise Newsteadchair
Adeola Adekemi Spearman
Charles Thomas Clark
Trevor Paul Marr

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£103k
31/03/2024	£96k	£94k
31/03/2023	£93k	£102k
31/03/2022	£74k	£63k
31/03/2021	£66k	£58k

Common questions

Is JOURNEY UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £28,161.10, which the trustees confirm matched their stated policy target of three months of unrestricted payments (£25,000). The charity reported a net movement of funds of -£834 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £40,199. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of JOURNEY UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOOD	1	£108k
CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM	1	£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, HENSINGHAM	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. EDMUND,ALLESTREE	1	£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULWOOD CHRIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE ST. BARNABAS	1	£426

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JOURNEY COMMUNITIES.

JOURNEY COMMUNITIES income £107k
JOURNEY WITHIN FOUNDATION income £229k
JUBILEE CHURCH FARNHAM income £369k
NEW WAY CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP UK income £184k
THE CHURCH AT JUNCTION 10 income £1000k
ANGLICAN MISSION IN ENGLAND income £234k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JOURNEY UK	£103k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
JOURNEY COMMUNITIES FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JOURNEY WITHIN FOUNDATION FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JUBILEE CHURCH FARNHAM FY2025	£369k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW WAY CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP UK FY2025	£184k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH AT JUNCTION 10 FY2025	£1000k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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