NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Registered charity 700676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWCASTLE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CHINESE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

To develop in the Church a programme of church life, including facilities for worship, fellowship, training and service in both Chinese and English languages which will meet the spiritual needs of local Chinese Christians and Chinese Christians from overseas (of whatever denomination).

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG PERSONS OF THE CHINESE RACE IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£205k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £179,341, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining a minimum fund level equivalent to six months of overhead costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year and has sufficient cash and current assets to meet its liabilities, indicating stable financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months overhead costs (reserves figure: £179k)

“the policy of the charity is to keep a minimum fund level equivalent to 6 months overhead costs for any unexpected events.” — 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding 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 05/04/2025

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Volunteers: 3

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINA TING YING CHANchair
Chin Man Yau
LAM YEUNG HO
MRS ANITA CHUNG
Mei Chun Lee
NG YAU HO
SO MUI LEUNG
WAI KEUNG FONG

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£205k	£125k
05/04/2024	£191k	£129k
05/04/2023	£152k	£108k
05/04/2022	£181k	£130k
05/04/2021	£169k	£216k

Common questions

Is NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £179,341, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining a minimum fund level equivalent to six months of overhead costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year and has sufficient cash and current assets to meet its liabilities, indicating stable financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

NORTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £55k
NOTTINGHAM CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £91k
LUTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £106k
CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON income £2.2m
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE income £528k
NEWCASTLE CHINESE SCHOOL income £47k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£91k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LUTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON FY2025	£2.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE FY2025	£528k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt

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