THE LIFE CHURCH - MAIDSTONE

Charity number: 1123130
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of spiritual and helpful support: community activities including youth clubs; children's clubs; mothers' and toddlers' clubs; visiting into various prisons in Kent; meetings for all ages; provide meeting/conference facilities for Alcoholics Anonymous and other organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £254,416
Total expenditure: £207,216

People

7 Trustee(s)

80 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 March 2008: Previously excepted registration
  • 06 November 2018: Funds received from 1039169 MANNA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Eke Chair 01 January 2022
None on record
Priscilla Kyohairwe Trustee 10 October 2025
None on record
Cecil Marke Trustee 10 October 2025
None on record
Heather Gleave Trustee 10 October 2025
None on record
Peter Jackson Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
David Thompson Trustee 17 February 2019
MANGRAVET CHURCH
Received: On time
JENNIFER BLAIR RHODES Trustee 14 February 2005
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £43.14k £67.77k £116.94k £172.71k £254.42k
Total expenditure £41.60k £69.86k £167.83k £188.02k £207.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 18 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 18 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION 24 FEB 2008

Charitable objects

The objects of the Company are for the benefit of the public ("the objects"): (a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the directors from time to time may think fit; (b) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the directors from time to time think fit; and (c) to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the directors from time to time may think fit.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
THE LIFE CHURCH
13-15 BREWER STREET
MAIDSTONE
ME14 1RU
Phone:
07355838445
Email:
office@the-life.church
Website:

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