THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1194027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs in Ashford, Kent and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees of the charity may from time to time think fit and to fulfill such other purposes which are elusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS) IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT,TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT, ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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 · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £81,110 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing to £383,767. The Trustees consider the current level of general reserves to be appropriate against their policy of maintaining at least one year’s mortgage and loan repayments plus an operational contingency. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one year’s mortgage and loan repayments, together with an additional contingency to support ongoing operational expenditure (reserves figure: £384k)

“The Charity’s policy is to maintain general reserves equivalent to at least one year’s mortgage and loan repayments, together with an additional contingency to support ongoing operational expenditure.”

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 risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 22

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN TANTONchair
Graham Howland
Paul Davis

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£154k	£73k
31/12/2024	£124k	£57k
31/12/2023	£74k	£50k
31/12/2022	£44k	£43k
31/12/2021	£35k	£29k

Common questions

Is THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £81,110 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing to £383,767. The Trustees consider the current level of general reserves to be appropriate against their policy of maintaining at least one year’s mortgage and loan repayments plus an operational contingency. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	4	£38k
HARVEST COMMUNITY NETWORK	1	£33k
THE SOLA TRUST	1	£19k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	1	£800

Charities like this

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

GRACE CHURCH MANCHESTER income £184k
GRACE CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH income £138k
GRACE CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE income £263k
TEMPLE OF GRACE income £70k
GRACE CHURCH DELL ROAD income £319k
GRACE CHURCH BATH income £207k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH MANCHESTER FY2025	£184k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH FY2025	£138k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£263k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TEMPLE OF GRACE FY2025	£70k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
GRACE CHURCH DELL ROAD FY2025	£319k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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