GCH COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1195110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The CIO represents Grace Church Hackney, a Church of England congregation operating under a Bishop's Mission Order conducting worship services and acts of charitable faith in the local community and beyond in London.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING WORSHIP, PRAYER AND CHRISTIAN TEACHING WITHIN THE ANGLICAN TRADITION AND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORKS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

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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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash of £39,980 at year-end, which complies with its stated reserves policy target of holding no less than £35,000-£40,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £8,171 for the year, with total receipts of £106,921 against payments of £98,750.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £40k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £35,000 - 40,000 (which equates to about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Reverend Andrew Jones receives a stipend from the Diocese (cost not fully included in accounts) and accommodation/expenses paid to the Diocese.

“Reverend Andrew Jones, a trustee, receives a stipend from the Diocese; the exact cost of these stipends is not included above, however it should be noted that some of the funds paid to the Diocesan Fund are used to help pay the stipends.” — page 12

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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Joneschair · trustee of 2 other charities
Barendina Geertruida van Essen
Niamh Elizabeth MacLeod

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

Operates in: City Of London · Hackney · Islington · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£98k
31/03/2024	£181k	£159k
31/03/2023	£186k	£173k
31/03/2022	£21k	£12k

Common questions

Is GCH COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash of £39,980 at year-end, which complies with its stated reserves policy target of holding no less than £35,000-£40,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £8,171 for the year, with total receipts of £106,921 against payments of £98,750. 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
THE ALMOND TRUST	1	£100k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

THE GRACE CHURCH HACKNEY TRUST income £150k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £85k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY income £121k
GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH income £779k
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH RUGBY income £114k
EMMANUEL CHURCH CARDIFF income £151k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GCH COMMUNITY	£103k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE GRACE CHURCH HACKNEY TRUST FY2025	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£85k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY FY2024	£121k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH FY2025	£779k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH RUGBY FY2025	£114k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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