GRACE CHURCH LEATHERHEAD

Registered charity 1209265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GCL

We provide weekly church services on a Sunday. We run weekly prayer meetings, homegroups for bible study and children's and youth groups during the week. We engage in pastoral care for our community and are involved in various local town and village events.

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Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£146k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £53,917 at year-end. The trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to three months’ operating costs to ensure stability. The independent examiner reported no matters causing reasonable cause to believe that accounting requirements were not met.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income: The church’s income is derived primarily from voluntary donations and Gift Aid, supplemented by occasional grants and fundraising events.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months’ operating costs (held: £54k)

“Reserves Policy: Trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to [e.g., three months’ operating costs] to ensure stability.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Michael Sneller BSc FRICSchair
Benjamin Ross Peart · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Thomas Dyer
Jonathan David Herring
Nicholas Arthur Dorrien Carter CA(SA)
Robert John Charles Dean

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£158k	£146k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHURCH LEATHERHEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £53,917 at year-end. The trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to three months’ operating costs to ensure stability. The independent examiner reported no matters causing reasonable cause to believe that accounting requirements were not met. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£628k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £126k
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH income £121k
GRACE CHURCH YATE income £287k
Grace Church Beckenham income £140k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE income £120k
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY income £392k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE CHURCH LEATHERHEAD	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH YATE FY2024	£287k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
Grace Church Beckenham FY2024	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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