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THE HOLY TRINITY GATESHEAD CHURCH TRUST

Registered charity 1199331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust is concerned to see the advancement of the Christian Religion in and beyond Gateshead by the sharing of the Christian Gospel message with those who haven't heard it and the growing to maturity in faith of existing believers through the ministry of the clergy, staff, and other members of the Holy Trinity Gateshead church.

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Latest income
£289k
Latest spending
£231k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £58,394 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £289,150 against total expenditure of £230,756. The trustees report that free reserves of £123,786 are currently higher than the stated policy target of £27,000–£54,000 due to a large one-off gift. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of total staff costs (held: £124k)
“The CIO’s reserves policy is to hold short-term reserves sufficient for working capital – this is estimated to be no less than 3 and 6 months of total staff costs - between £27,000 - £54,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees or close relations
“Five Trustees or their close relations (2024 - five) have made donations to the CIO totalling £76,373 (2024 - £34,175) in the year. This included a one-off donation from one trustee of £40,000.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £73k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£90k
Reserves (reported)
£51k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£289k£231k
31/08/2024£224k£206k
31/08/2023£1.2m£90k

Common questions

Is THE HOLY TRINITY GATESHEAD CHURCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £58,394 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £289,150 against total expenditure of £230,756. The trustees report that free reserves of £123,786 are currently higher than the stated policy target of £27,000–£54,000 due to a large one-off gift. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED1£16k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Islington Gospel Trust Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HOLY TRINITY GATESHEAD CHURCH TRUST£289k—0above—no doubt
Islington Gospel Trust Limited FY2025£240k—0above—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH, BRENTWOOD FY2025£522k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH FY2025£686k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER FY2025£739k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNFIELD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

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