CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 1138119
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Church Growth Trust offers not only property and trusteeship services but also ways of helping churches to grow. It aspires to glorify God by securing for Gospel use independent church properties and together with churches making them fit for their God-given purpose. Services include managing existing properties, new trusteeships and ownerships, building projects and advising churches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income:
£1,867,496

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Donations and legacies £1.12m
Charitable activities £734.53k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £14.09k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£853,283

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £853.28k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £853.28k
Retained for future use £1.01m

People

9 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 September 2010: Standard registration
  • 18 February 2013: Funds received from 231826 THE MIDLAND EVANGELIZATION TRUST
  • 21 December 2022: Funds received from 1155895 MILLAND EVANGELICAL CHURCH
  • 06 September 2024: Funds received from 1195688 BISHOPSTOKE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
  • 25 September 2025: Funds received from 1202448 NORTHWAY CHURCH
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHURCH GROWTH TRUST (Working name)
Company number:
07352319 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kevin John Russell Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
MARK ARTHUR WALLACE Trustee 03 October 2024
HIGH STREET CHAPEL HOPTON
Received: On time
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE
Received: On time
BURY ST EDMUNDS AND DISTRICT CHRISTIAN YOUTH
Received: On time
SIMON RICHARD DAVID Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
DANIEL LEAFE LLB Trustee 20 July 2023
ANGLICAN FUTURES
Received: On time
Susanna Katherine Sanlon Trustee 21 July 2022
None on record
Richard Jones Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
Richard Canham Trustee 17 February 2017
COUNTIES
Received: On time
ALBANY CHURCH
Received: On time
Neil Walker Trustee 11 July 2013
THE HENRY BOYS' ALMSHOUSES
Received: On time
WALSALL INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Recently registered
WALSALL INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Received: On time
PAUL WITHAMS Trustee
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST
Recently registered
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £925.73k £1.16m £1.66m £1.41m £1.87m
Total expenditure £555.90k £684.72k £578.92k £828.54k £853.28k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £408.07k £581.70k £995.97k £708.76k £1.12m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £511.72k £568.03k £656.86k £692.19k £734.53k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £5.94k £5.34k £5.33k £6.13k £14.09k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £555.90k £684.72k £578.92k £828.54k £853.28k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £6.04k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Own use assets £678 £542 £434 £347 £0
Long-term investments £21.37m £20.37m £20.56m £21.30m £22.38m
Other assets £581.57k £540.74k £942.91k £882.45k £776.24k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £430.25k £425.04k £422.00k £461.62k £434.53k

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 30 September 2024 01 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 01 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 14 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 14 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 23 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 22 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 10 May 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 20 AUGUST 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION AGREED BY COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

1. TO PERMIT THE LAND AND BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME COMPRISED IN THE TRUST FUND TO BE USED BY INDEPENDENT CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND EVANGELICAL CHURCHES AS CHURCHES, MISSION HALLS, CHURCH CENTRES, MINISTERS' RESIDENCES AND OTHERWISE FOR FURTHERING THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCH INDEPENDENT CHURCHES CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND EVANGELICAL CHURCHES SO LONG AS THE SAME SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND SUBJECT THERETO TO LET OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THE SAME AND APPLY THE INCOME OR CAPITAL ARISING THEREFROM IN MANNER HEREINAFTER APPEARING; 2. TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES THE CAPITAL THEREOF IN MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS OR GIVING GUARANTEES FOR SUCH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME: 2.1 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING THE PLANTING OF INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN 2.2 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN 2.3 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING CHRISTIAN MISSIONS WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PLANT AND/OR SUPPORT AND/OR WORK WITH INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN 3. TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF INDEPENDENT CHURCHES, EVANGELICAL CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MISSIONS BY THE PROVISION OF:- 3.1 ADVICE SERVICES ON PROPERTY ISSUES, NEW LEGISLATION AND GOOD PRACTICE IN RELATION TO THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHURCHES AND MISSIONS; 3.2 SEMINARS, GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON LEGAL, PROPERTY AND CHARITY MATTERS AFFECTING CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN CHARITIES.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
The Barn
Baines Lane
Seaton
OAKHAM
LE15 9HP
Phone:
01536201339
Email:
enquiries@churchgrowth.org.uk
Website:

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