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LIVING HOPE CHURCH (TEESSIDE)

Registered charity 1200624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity exists as a church that is run to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the people of Ingleby Barwick and surrounding areas of Teesside.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE WORSHIP OF GOD, THE PROCLAMATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE IN INGLEBY BARWICK AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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
£38k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £12,277, bringing unrestricted funds to £42,242. This balance exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £6,500. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“The main source of income for the year was donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £6,500 (held: £42k)
“They have set a reserves policy which requires maintaining free cash balances in the unrestricted general fund amounting to £6,500, being approximately 3 months running costs of the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Haleema Harrison received a £100 gift card for services.
“One of the Trustees, Haleema Harrison, was given a gift card to the value of £100 in appreciation of services provided to the Charity in the preparation and submission of the accounts to the Charity Commission.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee payment for services
“One of the Trustees, Haleema Harrison, was given a gift card to the value of £100 in appreciation of services provided to the Charity in the preparation and submission of the accounts to the Charity Commission.” — page 3
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£38k£26k
05/04/2024£47k£32k

Common questions

Is LIVING HOPE CHURCH (TEESSIDE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £12,277, bringing unrestricted funds to £42,242. This balance exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £6,500. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.