SHEFFIELD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Registered charity 701523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SHEFFIELD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

To proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ primarily amongst persons of the Chinese race in Sheffield and its surrounding area.

Objects

TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST PRIMARILY AMONGST PERSONS OF THE CHINESE RACE IN SHEFFIELD AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA. TO SUPPORT THE WORLDWIDE FULFILMENT OF THE TWO-FOLD MISSION OF EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP GIVEN BY JESUS CHRIST. TO MEET TOGETHER REGULARLY FOR WORSHIP, PRAYER, THE MINISTRY OF GOD'S WORD AND FELLOWSHIP. TO ENCOURAGE AND BUILD ONE ANTHER UP, IN FAITH, TRUTH AND LOVE AS WITNESSES FOR JESUS CHRIST TO DEVELOP AND ACTIVE SOCIAL CONCERN WITHIN THE CHURCH FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATION WHO SHARE OUR GENERAL AIMS AND BELIEFS, ESPECIALLY LOCAL CHURCHES, THE CHINESE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSION (COCM), OTHER CHINESE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPS (CCFS) AND CHINESE CHURCHES.

Area of benefit: SHEFFIELD AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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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Latest income

£239k

Latest spending

£236k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £3,295 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total net assets to £459,440. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £76,356 alongside restricted building funds, with no stated reserves policy target other than a desire not to hold income reserves. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts were prepared in accordance with accounting records and statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no income reserve (held: £76k)

“Therefore, we do not wish to hold any income reserve, as we believe God will provide.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sheffield Chinese Christian Church (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Chui-Kuen Shum
Dr Thean Soon Chew
Teck Kiong Chung

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£239k	£236k
31/12/2023	£263k	£212k
31/12/2022	£160k	£100k
31/12/2021	£106k	£66k
31/12/2020	£126k	£85k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £3,295 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total net assets to £459,440. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £76,356 alongside restricted building funds, with no stated reserves policy target other than a desire not to hold income reserves. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts were prepared in accordance with accounting records and statutory requirements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	21/07/2021	£18k	Hong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
UK government	01/04/2021	£18k	Hong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme

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
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

LEEDS CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £308k
SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £115k
READING CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £160k
NOTTINGHAM CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £91k
EMMANUEL CHURCH SHEFFIELD income £154k
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
SHEFFIELD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH	£239k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LEEDS CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£308k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
READING CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£160k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£91k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH SHEFFIELD FY2025	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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