REGENERATION CHURCH

Registered charity 1191226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REGENERATION

As an active and contemporary church, regeneration seeks to relate to the needs of the emerging generation of Christians and non-Christians today. The events, services, and projects we share in are designed to communicate the message of Jesus Christ through clear words and loving actions. We work hard at making the Good News of Jesus Christ accessible to today's society.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

Latest income

£241k

Latest spending

£173k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £65,420, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £43,500. The filing confirms there are no funds in deficit and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“Salary and employment costs, including pension, payroll fees and reimbursed expenses, amounted to £75,134 for the year”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months' outgoings (held: £65k)

“It is our policy to aim to hold funds to cover approximately 3 months’ outgoings which equates to c. £43,500 in total.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: James and Ruth Poch (trustees) received remuneration and accommodation.

“James and Ruth Poch are employed by the church as its pastors. Salary and employment costs, including pension, payroll fees and reimbursed expenses, amounted to £75,134 for the year” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Pastors James and Ruth Poch received salary and employment costs of £75,134 and accommodation valued at £23,849.

“James and Ruth Poch are employed by the church as its pastors. Salary and employment costs, including pension, payroll fees and reimbursed expenses, amounted to £75,134 for the year [202324: £70,700]. As part of their employment, accommodation is also provided amounting to a cost of £23,849 for the year [2023-24: £22,984]. The charity's governing document permits these types of payments.” — page 11

“Close relative of Benjamin Spearman (trustee) received £3,111• Close relative of James & Ruth Poch & Benjamin Poch received £1,200 The gifts totalling £4,311 and were given for various benevolent reasons.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Benevolence payments of £3,111 to a close relative of trustee Benjamin Spearman and £1,200 to close relatives of James & Ruth Poch and Benjamin Poch.

“James and Ruth Poch are employed by the church as its pastors. Salary and employment costs, including pension, payroll fees and reimbursed expenses, amounted to £75,134 for the year [202324: £70,700]. As part of their employment, accommodation is also provided amounting to a cost of £23,849 for the year [2023-24: £22,984]. The charity's governing document permits these types of payments.” — page 11

“Close relative of Benjamin Spearman (trustee) received £3,111• Close relative of James & Ruth Poch & Benjamin Poch received £1,200 The gifts totalling £4,311 and were given for various benevolent reasons.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A close relative of James & Ruth Poch and Benjamin Poch provided decorating services for £602.

“James and Ruth Poch are employed by the church as its pastors. Salary and employment costs, including pension, payroll fees and reimbursed expenses, amounted to £75,134 for the year [202324: £70,700]. As part of their employment, accommodation is also provided amounting to a cost of £23,849 for the year [2023-24: £22,984]. The charity's governing document permits these types of payments.” — page 11

“Close relative of Benjamin Spearman (trustee) received £3,111• Close relative of James & Ruth Poch & Benjamin Poch received £1,200 The gifts totalling £4,311 and were given for various benevolent reasons.” — page 11

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

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 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 48
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 60
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 40
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

BENJAMIN ANDREW JONATHAN SPEARMANchair
Alicia Jacqueline Urla Edmund
BENJAMIN MARC POCH
Karen Mary Evelyn Walsh
Kathryn Maltz
PASTOR RUTH POCH
Pastor James Ronald Poch
THOMAS JAMES BLANDFORD

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£241k	£173k
31/08/2024	£186k	£173k
31/08/2023	£178k	£150k
31/08/2022	£165k	£155k
31/08/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is REGENERATION CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £65,420, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £43,500. The filing confirms there are no funds in deficit and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REGENERATION CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REGENERATION CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SOUTH HARROW.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SOUTH HARROW	FY2022	£500	Mission Giving

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Leeds City Council	—	£100	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£150	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£81	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£102	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£208	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£60	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£103	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£103	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£110	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£57	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£75	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£55	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£117	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£164	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£1k	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£755	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£416	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£451	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£782	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£876	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£165	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£159	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£86	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£168	East - North East
Leeds City Council	—	£185	East - North East

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 A S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON	1	£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	1	£2k
ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£200

Charities like this

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

RESTORE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £520k
RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD income £37k
RESTORATION REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP income £245k
Church Partnerships Trust income £73k
THE REFUGE CHURCH, UK income £151k
INTER-CHURCH REVIVAL MISSION income £45k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REGENERATION CHURCH	£241k	—	2	above	—	no doubt
RESTORE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£520k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RESTORATION REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£245k	—	0	above	—	noted
Church Partnerships Trust FY2025	£73k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REFUGE CHURCH, UK FY2025	£151k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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