CHURCH ON THE STREET MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1187927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Christian church with regular weekly Sunday services, but with proactive community action on the streets. We help and support people affected by homelessness, addictions and poverty just as Jesus taught us in Matthew 25 v 35 & 36.If you require prayer, pastoral care, have addiction problems and need help, struggle with poverty or just want to come and join us in the church, please contact us

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£295k
Latest spending
£351k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £55,941 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £525,050 to £469,109. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing a proven track record in securing grants and an increased focus on grant applications to support future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £90,000 (held: £64k)
“The Board of Trustees remains committed to achieving our target free reserves position of £90,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees consider COTS to be a going concern due to a recent, proven track record in achieving significant grants and our increased activity in applying for further grants.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£295k£351k
31/12/2024£401k£355k
31/12/2023£407k£479k
31/12/2022£412k£478k
31/12/2021£443k£230k

Common questions

Is CHURCH ON THE STREET MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £55,941 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £525,050 to £469,109. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing a proven track record in securing grants and an increased focus on grant applications to support future sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHURCH ON THE STREET MINISTRIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCH ON THE STREET MINISTRIES as a grant recipient include THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, Alex Ferry Foundation, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kReligion
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£10kMental Health
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2023£5kCommunity grants
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£3kCommunity help

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government26/06/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund

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
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£444k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRIST EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHURCH ON THE STREET MINISTRIES£295k—0unclear—noted
CHRIST EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCH COMMUNITIES UK FY2025£28.5m—0within—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - WINNERS' WAY LOUGHTON FY2024£160k—0unclear—noted
AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£111k—0below—no doubt
WHADDON ROAD EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt

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