CHRIST CHURCH LANDS CHARITY

Registered charity 253387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHURCH LANDS

Relief of hardship and distress in the parish of Christ Church, Bristol. Maintenance of the buildings and fabric of the Church and funding towards the stipend of the incumbent of the benefice.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£194k

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £44,400 from charitable activities alongside investment gains of £108,931, resulting in total funds of £3,187,228. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted funds were £Nil at year-end, with all available resources held in restricted or endowment funds. The trustees expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ROGER KERRIDGEchair
FRANK PAYNE
JONATHAN DAVID RUSSELL PRICE · trustee of 2 other charities
Martin Bracey
ROGER CLIVE METCALFE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£194k	£150k
31/12/2024	£169k	£195k
31/12/2023	£155k	£137k
31/12/2022	£150k	£154k
31/12/2021	£110k	£105k

Common questions

Is CHRIST CHURCH LANDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £44,400 from charitable activities alongside investment gains of £108,931, resulting in total funds of £3,187,228. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted funds were £Nil at year-end, with all available resources held in restricted or endowment funds. The trustees expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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 SOLA TRUST	2	£59k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST	1	£23k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST KNUTSFORD	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, DOWNEND, BRISTOL.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, DOWNEND, BRISTOL income £345k
ALL SAINTS CHURCH LANDS income £157k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL income £168k
CHRIST CHURCH ENDCLIFFE CIO income £289k
CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY TRUST income £356k
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES income £490k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST CHURCH LANDS CHARITY	£194k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, DOWNEND, BRISTOL FY2024	£345k	—	above	—	no doubt
ALL SAINTS CHURCH LANDS FY2024	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH ENDCLIFFE CIO FY2025	£289k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£356k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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