Life Church Beccles
To advance the Christian faith in the county of Suffolk and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world. To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that church finances have been impacted by the challenges of owning premises and unknown running costs, with trustees noting that keeping a close eye on budgets has been an ongoing challenge. The charity continues to manage funds through generous giving and specific gifts, while contesting rate payments with the Land Registry and Valuation Office Agency.
What the accounts disclose
“Church finances have been impacted with the challenges of owning our own premises, with to an extent some unknown running costs. We continue to manage funds due to generous giving and a very welcome gift of t5000 in January 2025. Keeping a close eye on budgets has been an ongoing challenge for Trustees, as has the slow response from the Land Registry and the Valuation Office Agency with whom we contlnue to contest the payment of rates.” — page 2
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/12/2022)
Trustees
- Rachel Fabianchair
- Christopher John Sanders
- Hilary Clare Cracknell
- RODNEY SEXTON
- Roger Charles Yaxley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £110k | £120k |
| 31/03/2024 | £354k | £352k |
| 31/03/2023 | £242k | £331k |
Common questions
Is Life Church Beccles financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that church finances have been impacted by the challenges of owning premises and unknown running costs, with trustees noting that keeping a close eye on budgets has been an ongoing challenge. The charity continues to manage funds through generous giving and specific gifts, while contesting rate payments with the Land Registry and Valuation Office Agency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT | 1 | £51k |
| THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARK WITH ST. LUKE, OULTON BROAD. | 1 | £360 |
Charities like this
- NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK)
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Beccles with Worlingham, North Cove & Barnby
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON
- WEST SUFFOLK VINEYARD CHURCH
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER WITH ST JAMES, BRACKLEY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Church Beccles | £110k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK) | £154k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Beccles with Worlingham, North Cove & Barnby | £192k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON | £241k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST SUFFOLK VINEYARD CHURCH | £372k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA | £174k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |