LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL

Registered charity 1202324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIFE CHURCH BRISTOL

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council 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 service of any kind including though the provision of counselling.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (B) 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 CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL 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.

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Latest income

£209k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £177,079 at the end of the reporting period, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £40,000. The charity reported total receipts of £208,901 and total payments of £173,717, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations & Legacies (92% of income)

“Donations & Legacies 192,683” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Gareth Wynford Matthews
Gemma Louise Sellars
Jennifer Estelle Warren
Julian Jonathan Onochie Okoye
Luke Dennis Radford
Nathaniel Ian Campbell
Philip Malcolm

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£209k	£174k
31/12/2024	£184k	£138k
31/12/2023	£96k	£0

Common questions

Is LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £177,079 at the end of the reporting period, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £40,000. The charity reported total receipts of £208,901 and total payments of £173,717, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE).

LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE) income £168k
NEW LIFE CHURCH BRISTOL income £104k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JACOB, BRISTOL income £281k
LIFEHOUSE CHURCH income £661k
NEW LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES (SLEAFORD) income £585k
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND) income £228k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL	£209k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE) FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH BRISTOL FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JACOB, BRISTOL FY2025	£281k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFEHOUSE CHURCH FY2024	£661k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES (SLEAFORD) FY2025	£585k	—	above	—	no doubt

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