CHRIST CENTRAL

Registered charity 1190597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects of the CIO are for the public benefit to advance the Christian religion (as set out in theStatement of Faith) and to relieve persons who are in need by reason of financial hardship, ill health,unemployment or other social and economic disadvantage in such ways as the Charity Trustees may fromtime to time decide

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Latest income

£521k

Latest spending

£519k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward at year-end were £1,760,450, with unrestricted funds amounting to £227,206. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted funds in excess of the stated reserves policy target of circa £115,000 were held at the end of the reporting period. The charity reported a small surplus of £2,022 for the financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operational costs (held: £227k)

“At present, the Trustees have agreed this level as equivalent to 3 months' operational costs, which equates to circa £115,000.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mark Hope received remuneration of £53,042 and pension contributions of £4,243. Julie Dowie (wife of former trustee Neil Dowie) received remuneration of £18,630 and pension contributions of £1,490 in the prior year. Pascale Siddall (wife of former trustee Rob Siddall) received remuneration of £20,139 and pension contributions of £1,611 in the prior year.

“Mark Hope, brother of Laurence Hope and brother-in-law of Cherie Hope, both trustees, received remuneration of £53,042 (2024: £50,516) as employee of the charity and benefits in the form of pension contributions of £4,243 (2024: £4,041). Also, in the prior year (2024): Julie Dowie, wife of Neil Dowie, a former trustee, received remuneration of £18,630 as finance manager of the church, and benefits in the form of pension contributions of £1,490. Employment ceased in the 2024 Financial Year. Pascale Siddall, wife of Rob Siddall, a former trustee, received remuneration of £20,139 as employee of the charity and benefits in the form of pension contributions of £1,611. Employment ceased in the 2024 Financial Year.” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 12

“Mark Hope, brother of Laurence Hope and brother-in-law of Cherie Hope, both trustees, received remuneration of £53,042 (2024: £50,516) as employee of the charity and benefits in the form of pension contributions of £4,243 (2024: £4,041). Also, in the prior year (2024): Julie Dowie, wife of Neil Dowie, a former trustee, received remuneration of £18,630 as finance manager of the church, and benefits in the form of pension contributions of £1,490. Employment ceased in the 2024 Financial Year. Pascale Siddall, wife of Rob Siddall, a former trustee, received remuneration of £20,139 as employee of the charity and benefits in the form of pension contributions of £1,611. Employment ceased in the 2024 Financial Year.” — page 32

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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £650k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£521k

Total spending

£519k

Reserves (reported)

£214k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Goudie
Gary Michael Smith
Gillian Atkinson
Phalecs Oboratare Jagboro
Ruth Ogechukwu Odih

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£521k	£519k
31/03/2024	£885k	£590k
31/03/2023	£653k	£618k
31/03/2022	£194k	£200k
31/03/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is CHRIST CENTRAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward at year-end were £1,760,450, with unrestricted funds amounting to £227,206. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted funds in excess of the stated reserves policy target of circa £115,000 were held at the end of the reporting period. The charity reported a small surplus of £2,022 for the financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRIST CENTRAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRIST CENTRAL as a grant recipient include KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON, COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	FY2022	£30k	works of Christ Central, being the organisation which co-ordinates the subgroup of NewFrontiers to which the Church is affiliated
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	FY2024	£27k	works of Christ Central
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	FY2023	£25k	towards the works of Christ Central, being the organisation which co-ordinates the subgroup of NewFrontiers to which the Church is affiliated
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	FY2021	£15k	works of Christ Central, being the organisation which co-ordinates the subgroup of NewFrontiers to which the Church is affiliated
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD	FY2021	£13k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD	FY2023	£10k	Local
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD	FY2024	£0	Local

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 PONTOON TRUST	1	£1.9m
FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH	1	£275k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RAMP.

THE RAMP income £678k
WLJM income £446k
NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD income £109k
ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £252k
JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO income £14.7m
WESTERN COUNTIES & SOUTH WALES EVANGELISATION TRUST income £755k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST CENTRAL	£521k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE RAMP FY2024	£678k	Under £60,000	0	within	—	no doubt
WLJM FY2025	£446k	—	0	below	—	noted
NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD FY2025	£109k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025	£252k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO FY2025	£14.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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