CHINESE CHURCH SUPPORT MINISTRIES

Registered charity 327709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCSM

We continue to fulfill our mandate to provide Christian teaching books for China and to provide support for the poor and needy. We have again printed and distributed one million books and have continued to work in the orphanage and amongst the poor and needy

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£177k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £177,449 against charitable expenditure of £142,499, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately twelve months of expenditure, and unrestricted funds stood at £321,693, well above the stated target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately twelve months expenditure plus a balance for projects and unforeseen expenditure (held: £322k)

“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be approximately twelve months expenditure plus a balance for projects and unforeseen expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity incurred the costs of her flights which amounted to £1,800. She spoke and participated in a relevant training event and supported him in building new relationships and potential new ministry opportunities.

“Michelle Simpson, the wife of the UK Director, travelled with him to Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore. The charity incurred the costs of her flights which amounted to £1,800. She spoke and participated in a relevant training event and supported him in building new relationships and potential new ministry opportunities. The trustees have considered whether a benefit in kind has been incurred.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN ALBERT NOBLEchair
Jacqueline Anne Wienkamp
Louisa Turton
Raymond Wright · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: China

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£177k	£142k
31/03/2024	£120k	£187k
31/03/2023	£236k	£150k
31/03/2022	£184k	£192k
31/03/2021	£139k	£157k

Common questions

Is CHINESE CHURCH SUPPORT MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £177,449 against charitable expenditure of £142,499, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately twelve months of expenditure, and unrestricted funds stood at £321,693, well above the stated target. 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
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£99k
CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON	1	£37k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with READING CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

READING CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £160k
CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON income £2.2m
SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £115k
THE CHINESE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSION income £3.0m
THE C3 CHURCH income £2.4m
THE OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £186k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHINESE CHURCH SUPPORT MINISTRIES	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
READING CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£160k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHINESE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSION FY2024	£3.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE C3 CHURCH FY2024	£2.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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