THE EASTER TEAM

Registered charity 1194018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Easter Team helps families and individuals in crisis in the Crawley area by providing and distributing food parcels.

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Latest income

£174k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £40,076 for the year, with total funds increasing to £102,196. The trustees note that incoming resources have enabled the organization to continue serving clients in crisis, supported by generous donations and grants.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (72% of income)

“The main income was grants of £124,640” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Cooperative Community Fund — “We are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from the Cooperative Community Fund for a year.” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sharon Mary Golightlychair · trustee of 1 other charity
John Robert Lodemore · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul William Davies
Rosemary Helen Benwell

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£174k	£134k
31/12/2023	£109k	£128k
31/12/2022	£72k	£65k
31/12/2021	£88k	£14k

Common questions

Is THE EASTER TEAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £40,076 for the year, with total funds increasing to £102,196. The trustees note that incoming resources have enabled the organization to continue serving clients in crisis, supported by generous donations and grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE EASTER TEAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EASTER TEAM as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH CRAWLEY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FURNACE GREEN ST. ANDREW, RPD FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

John Robert Lodemore — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FURNACE GREEN ST. ANDREW

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH CRAWLEY	FY2021	£1k	Missionary and charitable grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FURNACE GREEN ST. ANDREW	FY2022	£691	Crawley Foodbank Partnership / Easter Teams work
RPD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£625
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FURNACE GREEN ST. ANDREW	FY2023	£154	Crawley Foodbank Partnership

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
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION	1	£189k
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£156k
NEW GROUND CHURCHES	1	£61k
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£50k
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY	1	£40k
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	1	£25k
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE.

CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE income £2.1m
Eagles Rest Church UK income £11k
NEIGHBOURHOOD ELDERS TEAM income £271k
CRAWLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH income £315k
EASTHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £327k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON income £501k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EASTER TEAM	£174k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Eagles Rest Church UK FY2024	£11k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEIGHBOURHOOD ELDERS TEAM FY2025	£271k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£315k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EASTHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£327k	£50,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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