NEW ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1192292 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We have Sunday morning church services and midweek meetings for prayer and bible study to encourage believers and advance the Christian faith. We also run a Foodbank on a Wednesday to serve those in need in the community

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD 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.

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

Registered contact address: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of New Zion Christian Fellowship (unregistered) (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 09/08/2021.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£123k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a stable financial position with unrestricted funds finishing the year at £192,315 against a policy target of £91,000. The trustees report that income exceeded outgoings and that the charity holds sufficient reserves to cover future contingencies, including a £50,000 building contingency fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £8,753 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Peter Eldridge and Caroline Reeves served as church leaders and were each paid £8,753 [2024: £7,701 each] for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustees.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months outgoings (currently £41,000) plus a Contingency Fund of £50,000, making a total of £91,000

“In addition to the Contingency Fund, our policy is to hold a standard reserve of 6 months outgoings (currently £41,000) making a total of £91,000 held within our Unrestricted Funds.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Peter Eldridge and Caroline Reeves served as church leaders and were each paid £8,753 [2024: £7,701 each] for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustees. The governing document supports these payments.

“Peter Eldridge and Caroline Reeves served as church leaders and were each paid £8,753 [2024: £7,701 each] for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustees. The governing document supports these payments.” — page 7

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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: 15
Government income: £15,833 — grants £15,833 (3); 10% of the £152,393 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £13,000 — grants £13,000 (3); 10% of the £127,492 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 2% of the £126,645 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter John Eldridgechair
Dr Caroline Reeves
Gillian Mary Whitcombe
SUSAN BROWN
Santosh Chacko

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£152k	£123k
31/03/2024	£127k	£123k
31/03/2023	£127k	£101k
31/03/2022	£196k	£151k

Common questions

Is NEW ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a stable financial position with unrestricted funds finishing the year at £192,315 against a policy target of £91,000. The trustees report that income exceeded outgoings and that the charity holds sufficient reserves to cover future contingencies, including a £50,000 building contingency fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NEW ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £8,753 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 FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£22k
ROSCA TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ZION CHURCH OF CHRIST (APOSTOLIC).

ZION CHURCH OF CHRIST (APOSTOLIC) income £65k
BROADFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £28k
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIGAN income £147k
ZION CITY TABERNACLE income £154k
NEW DIRECTION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £74k
MEADOWHEAD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £461k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	£152k	£8,753	0	above	—	no doubt
ZION CHURCH OF CHRIST (APOSTOLIC) FY2025	£65k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BROADFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£28k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIGAN FY2025	£147k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ZION CITY TABERNACLE FY2025	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NEW DIRECTION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£74k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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