GRACE CHURCH NEWTON HALL

Registered charity 1188728 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing a place of worship, educating people about religion, pastoral care, missionary work, generally advancing Christianity for the benefit of any and all people at no cost. This will primarily be provided through regular Sunday church gatherings in Newton Hall, Durham, open to all people at no cost and advertised to the public on our website and through facebook.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING:3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM BY THE CONTINUED FAITHFUL TEACHING OF THE SCRIPTURES AT GRACE CHURCH NEWTON HALL AND BY THE RECRUITMENT EDUCATION TRAINING AND SENDING OF GOSPEL MINISTERS AND OTHERS AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD TO ESTABLISH AND RENEW CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES RELATED THERETO3.2 THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AMONG ANY PERSONS WITHOUT LIMITATION3.3 FOR SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE PERSECUTED BY REASON OF THEIR FAITH PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH SUPPORT SHALL BE NON-POLITICAL IN NATURE3.4 THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE ENGAGED FULL-TIME IN THE MISSIONARY WORK OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL AND IN BRINGING OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS 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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Latest income

£135k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £5,455 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £47,946 to £42,491. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash held at year-end was £30,719, which is below the stated reserves policy target of approximately £32,000, although the trustees note that reserves were maintained in excess of this target after unclaimed gift aid was received in January 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ expenditure, equal to approximately £32,000 (held: £31k)

“The trustees have agreed to maintain a surplus unrestricted cash balance of at least three months’ expenditure, equal to approximately £32,000” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rev Mark Rainbow received wages and salaries of £40,620 and employer pension contributions of £6,408.

“Rev Mark Rainbow served as the church leader and received the above payments for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties

“received donations totalling £18,475 (2024: £16,090) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).” — page 15

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12242206

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

PREST, Jonathan Mark — director, appointed 13/07/2025on trustee list
LEGGETT, James Henry Aufrere, Rev — director, appointed 18/06/2022on trustee list
ALMOND, Daniel Christopher — director, appointed 03/10/2019on trustee list
HARDER, Scott Malachi — director, appointed 03/10/2019on trustee list
RAINBOW, Mark William, Reverend — director, appointed 03/10/2019on trustee list
HARDER, Scott Malachi — secretary, appointed 03/10/2019

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MARK WILLIAM RAINBOWchair
DANIEL CHRISTOPHER ALMOND
Jonathan Mark Prest
Rev JAMES HENRY AUFRERE LEGGETT · trustee of 1 other charity
SCOTT MALACHI HARDER

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£135k	£140k
31/10/2024	£132k	£126k
31/10/2023	£111k	£119k
31/10/2022	£104k	£99k
31/10/2021	£107k	£81k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHURCH NEWTON HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £5,455 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £47,946 to £42,491. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash held at year-end was £30,719, which is below the stated reserves policy target of approximately £32,000, although the trustees note that reserves were maintained in excess of this target after unclaimed gift aid was received in January 2026. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON	1	£200k
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	1	£20k
GRACE CHURCH UPTON	1	£6k
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

GRACE CHURCH COVENTRY income £110k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON income £351k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £802k
DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH income £129k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S OF CANTERBURY, WHITTON income £107k
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE CHURCH NEWTON HALL	£135k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH COVENTRY FY2025	£110k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025	£802k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH FY2025	£129k	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S OF CANTERBURY, WHITTON FY2024	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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