THE STRANGERS REST MISSION

Registered charity 209117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE STRANGERS' REST MISSION IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANISATION AND CHURCH, FOUNDED IN 1877, WHICH SEEKS TO SERVE THE LOCAL MULTI CULTURAL COMMUNITY IN SHADWELL, EAST LONDON. THIS INCLUDES THE HOLDING OF WORSHIP SERVICES, CHILDRENS' AND YOUNG PEOPLES TEACHING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. PROVIDING PRACTICAL HELP TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE MISSION.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(24,034), resulting in a deficit of income over expenditure of £15,536 for the year ended 30 September 2025. Per the trustees' report, reserves have shown a downward trend over recent years, though legacies received have replenished reserves sufficiently to cover foreseeable deficits. The closing balance of unrestricted funds was £258,333.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document states material donations were received from a trustee but the amount is not disclosed.
Material donations were received from one of the Trustees, but the Trustees do not consider it necessary or desirable to disclose this amount. — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£65k£81k
30/09/2024£40k£49k
30/09/2023£74k£48k
30/09/2022£89k£35k
30/09/2021£28k£36k

Common questions

Is THE STRANGERS REST MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(24,034), resulting in a deficit of income over expenditure of £15,536 for the year ended 30 September 2025. Per the trustees' report, reserves have shown a downward trend over recent years, though legacies received have replenished reserves sufficiently to cover foreseeable deficits. The closing balance of unrestricted funds was £258,333. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.