NEW LIFE CHURCH BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Registered charity 1193861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church meetings, helping the poor, food bank, promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF PASTORAL SUPPORT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £44,769 at the end of the period, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £17,292 for the year, funded entirely by donations from members and business sponsors. No restricted or endowment funds were held, and no liabilities were disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £45k)

“We currently look to hold a reserve of £10,000” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anderson Munhozchair
Gary Richard Pattenden
Richard Read

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£100k	£83k
30/06/2024	£70k	£67k
30/06/2023	£78k	£71k
30/06/2022	£54k	£39k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE CHURCH BISHOP'S STORTFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £44,769 at the end of the period, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £17,292 for the year, funded entirely by donations from members and business sponsors. No restricted or endowment funds were held, and no liabilities were disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £163k
NEW LIFE (SCUNTHORPE) income £358k
NEW LIFE CHURCH income £61k
NEW LIFE DERBY income £576k
NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK) income £154k
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH FORDINGBRIDGE income £255k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW LIFE CHURCH BISHOP'S STORTFORD	£100k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2026	£163k	£34,015	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE (SCUNTHORPE) FY2025	£358k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2024	£61k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE DERBY FY2025	£576k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK) FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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