SHARING LIVES

Charity number: 1172541
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sharing Lives is a Christian charity that looks to share the love of Jesus with the community. Starting in Chessington and growing across Hook, Surbiton and Epsom, we run a befriending service and have a community garden and run a "Men's Shed" work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £23,671
Total expenditure: £21,749

Total income includes £15,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 April 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CAROLINE GENTRY Trustee 11 January 2017
None on record
GRAEME GENTRY Trustee 11 January 2017
None on record
PAUL REISINGER Trustee 11 January 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £8.24k £12.68k £8.79k £7.08k £23.67k
Total expenditure £8.64k £11.28k £6.15k £6.82k £21.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £4.00k N/A N/A £15.00k

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 January 2025 17 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 26 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2024 24 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 24 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 26 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 26 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 27 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 27 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 08 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 08 November 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Apr 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND SHARE THE LOVE OF JESUS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AND AROUND CHESSINGTON, EPSOM, KINGSTON UPON THAMES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN SCHEDULE 1 IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN ADDITION TO LIVING OUT, SHARING AND DEMONSTRATING THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WE UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SEEK TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ENGAGE MORE PEOPLE IN FOLLOWING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY MAKING BIBLES AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AVAILABLE. DISTRIBUTING THIS BOTH DOOR TO DOOR AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES. 2. OFFER FREE TRANSPORT TO THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND WORSHIP SERVICES, BIBLE STUDIES AND CHURCH EVENTS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. 3. UNDERTAKE PERSONAL BIBLE STUDY WITH BENEFICIARIES THAT REQUEST THIS SUPPORT. 4. HOLD PRAYER MEETINGS WITH BENEFICIARIES WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN SUCH ACTS OF WORSHIP, CORPORATELY OR INDIVIDUALLY. 5. THROUGH ALL THE ABOVE, IMPROVE THE MORAL AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, AND ALSO THE MORAL AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE LOCAL SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITHIN WHICH WE WILL BE WORKING. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND REDUCE THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION AND THROUGH THE SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS

Contact information

Address:
THE KINGS CENTRE
COPPARD GARDENS
CHESSINGTON
KT9 2GZ
Phone:
07517 374313
Email:
Enquiries@sharinglives.co.uk
Website:

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