HARVEST CITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1210906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HCC

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 3.2 (DOCTRINES) AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE.(B) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IF THE TRUSTEES SO DECIDE THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.3.2 STATEMENT OF DOCTRINES(A) THE UNITY OF THE GODHEAD AND THE DIVINE CO-EQUALITY OF THE FATHER THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT; THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN CREATION PROVIDENCE AND REDEMPTION.(B) THE TRUE AND PROPER DEITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; HIS VIRGIN BIRTH; HIS REAL AND PERFECT MANHOOD; THE AUTHORITY OF HIS TEACHING AND THE INFALLIBILITY OF ALL HIS UTTERANCES; HIS WORK OF ATONEMENT FOR SINNERS OF MANKIND BY HIS VICARIOUS SUFFERINGS HIS DEATH HIS BODILY RESURRECTION AND HIS ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN; HIS PRESENT PRIESTLY INTERCESSION FOR HIS PEOPLE.(C) THE FULL INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES; THEIR AUTHORITY AND SUFFICIENCY AS NOT ONLY CONTAINING BUT BEING IN THEMSELVES THE WORD OF GOD; THE RELIABILITY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT IN ITS TESTIMONY TO THE CHARACTER AND AUTHORSHIP OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; AND THE NEED OF THE TEACHING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO A TRUE AND SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE WHOLE.(D) THE REALITY OF ORIGINAL SIN IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE FALL AND THE NECESSITY OF REGENERATION.(E) THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE SINNER SOLELY BY FAITH THROUGH THE ATONING MERITS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.(F) THE NECESSITY OF THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CONVERSION AND SANCTIFICATION; ALSO IN MINISTRY IN WORSHIP AND IN THE EXERCISING OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS THROUGH THE BODY OF BELIEVERS.

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
£1.7m
Latest spending
£405k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £1,271,058, with unrestricted reserves of £1,269,845. The trustees maintain a policy of holding nine months of operational reserves, currently designating £770,000 for specific purposes including an emergency fund and a new building fund. The charity reports a net income of £1,271,058 for the period and confirms adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 10 Staff Costs
“Staff costs include remuneration to related parties, Mrs S Kawalsingh and Mrs H Venning, who are spouses of Trustees. Total remuneration paid during the year was £62,391.” — page 18
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£405k
Reserves (reported)
£500k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Canada · India · Japan · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Netherlands · Trinidad And Tobago · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£1.7m£405k

Common questions

Is HARVEST CITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £1,271,058, with unrestricted reserves of £1,269,845. The trustees maintain a policy of holding nine months of operational reserves, currently designating £770,000 for specific purposes including an emergency fund and a new building fund. The charity reports a net income of £1,271,058 for the period and confirms adequate resources for going concern. 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 GOSPEL CENTRE1£14k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGDOM HARVEST CHURCH CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARVEST CITY CHURCH£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
KINGDOM HARVEST CHURCH CIO FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL HARVEST CHURCH (LONDON) FY2025£176k—0above—no doubt
HARVEST COMMUNITY NETWORK FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HARVEST CHURCH NEWCASTLE FY2025£428kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024£303k—0above—no doubt

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