NOW CHURCH

Registered charity 1207251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE EAST MIDLANDS AND YORKSHIRE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:I. PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP;II. EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE RELIGION BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, BIBLE STUDY GROUPS, AND COURSES;B) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£238k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of approximately £62,662.27 for the year ended 31 December 2025, largely due to transitional accounting between old and new charity structures. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £22,847.48, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's stated policy of maintaining 3-6 months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is appropriately positioned to meet ongoing liabilities and operate within available resources in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating expenditure (held: £23k)
“Now Church aims to maintain free reserves equivalent to 3-6 months of operating expenditure to ensure financial resilience and continuity of our charitable work.”
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: Nottinghamshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£238k£175k
31/12/2024£207k£61k

Common questions

Is NOW CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of approximately £62,662.27 for the year ended 31 December 2025, largely due to transitional accounting between old and new charity structures. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £22,847.48, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's stated policy of maintaining 3-6 months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is appropriately positioned to meet ongoing liabilities and operate within available resources in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£20kNew Minibus

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOW CHURCH£238k—0above—no doubt
NOW CHURCH FY2024£180k——unclear—no doubt
NORTH CHURCH UK FY2025£2.6m£80,000 - £89,999—above—no doubt
CHOSEN CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2025£108k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD FY2025£261k—0above7.6%no doubt
CREATED: CHURCH FY2025£315k—0above—no doubt

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