GROUND LEVEL MINISTRY TEAM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 January 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02425628
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £732,638
Latest expenditure: £687,287
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Ground Level, 22 Newland, LINCOLN, LN1 1XD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.groundlevel.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principle activity is the advancement of the Christian Faith, by promoting, supporting and encouraging the church by any means whatsoever including the preaching and proclamation of the Christian Gospel, along with the pastoral care of people and those in leadership within the church.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £732,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,287

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £697,917
Total Gross Expenditure: £591,145

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £601,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £494,401

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £212,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,953

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £460,096
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,677

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £732,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,287
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 370

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £697,917
Total Gross Expenditure: £591,145
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 370

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £601,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £494,401
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 315

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £212,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,953
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £460,096
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,677
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 244238
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 483571
Income Investments: 4829
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 732638
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,790
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £669,497
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 687287
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 19316
Expenditure Governance: 3050
Expenditure Support Costs: 14740
Expenditure Depreciation: 318
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £353,499
Assets Total Fixed: 957
Assets Own Use: 957
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £479,912
Assets Total Liabilities: £120,098
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £360,771
Creditors One Year Total Current: 120098
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £387,147
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 360301
Funds Restricted: 470
Funds Total: 360771
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 245198
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 449570
Income Investments: 3149
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 697917
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,368
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £575,777
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 591145
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 10734
Expenditure Governance: 2750
Expenditure Support Costs: 12618
Expenditure Depreciation: 242
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £315,420
Assets Total Fixed: 1275
Assets Own Use: 1275
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £431,944
Assets Total Liabilities: £117,799
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £315,420
Creditors One Year Total Current: 117799
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £369,346
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 315420
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 315420
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 245204
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 355924
Income Investments: 850
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 601978
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £494,401
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 494401
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 12000
Expenditure Governance: 3309
Expenditure Support Costs: 15535
Expenditure Depreciation: 796
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £208,648
Assets Total Fixed: 823
Assets Own Use: 823
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £334,692
Assets Total Liabilities: £126,867
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £208,648
Creditors One Year Total Current: 126867
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £295,109
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 208648
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 208648
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GROUND LEVEL MINISTRY TEAM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-01-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 SEPTEMBER 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 DECEMBER 1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JUN 2016
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE CHURCH PRIMARILY IN THE AREA OF THE HUMBER TO THE WASH AND BEYOND.
Area Of Benefit: THE HUMBER TO THE WASH AND BEYOND

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures