THE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN TRUST

Registered charity 268857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN TRUST

Religious activities.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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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Registered contact address: Harrow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,837 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £153,366 to £143,529. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy requires funds sufficient to cover services and education costs for at least one year, and the trustees confirm resources are managed prudently within financial limits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)

“Donations and legacies 39,060”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to continue running services and education costs for at least one year (reserves figure: £144k)

“The trust's reserves policy is such that the funds held are sufficient to continue running services and education costs for at least one year.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID MONTAGUEchair
Caroline Stephens
DIONNE MCLEAN
Joan Wilks
MR A JOHNSON
MRS L JOHNSON
Vanroy MARTINEAU
Zoe Natasha Harris

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Brent · City Of Westminster · Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£39k	£49k
31/03/2024	£36k	£76k
31/03/2023	£30k	£35k
31/03/2022	£40k	£22k
31/03/2021	£13k	£16k

Common questions

Is THE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,837 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £153,366 to £143,529. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy requires funds sufficient to cover services and education costs for at least one year, and the trustees confirm resources are managed prudently within financial limits. 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 TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

FIRSTBORN COMMUNITY CHURCH income £44k
FIRST CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (UK) income £266k
GENERATIONS CHURCH income £151k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k
KINGDOM FAITH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £428k
CHRIST CHURCH, UXBRIDGE income £231k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN TRUST	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
FIRSTBORN COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FIRST CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (UK) FY2025	£266k	—	within	—	no doubt
GENERATIONS CHURCH FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGDOM FAITH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£428k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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