LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 October 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11973632
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,728,000
Latest expenditure: £1,722,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Life Church, Wapping Road, BRADFORD, BD3 0EQ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://lifechurchhome.com/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Worship, celebration and youth events. Support of the poor and needy. Educational and training activities. Music and television projects.

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: 3 November 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,728,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,722,000

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: 22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,551,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,528,000

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: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,530,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,571,000

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: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,853,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,317,245

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: 24 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,660,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,644,307

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: 3 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,728,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,722,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 200

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: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,551,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,528,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 200

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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,530,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,571,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 568

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: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,853,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,317,245
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 0
Count Volunteers: 205

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: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,660,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,644,307
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £239,708
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 225

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: 3 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1188000
Income Other Trading Activities: 369000
Income Charitable Activities: 171000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1728000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £369,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,353,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1722000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31000
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 91000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,494,000
Assets Total Fixed: 6561000
Assets Own Use: 6561000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £197,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,264,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,494,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 473000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 791000
Assets Cash: £117,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5494000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5494000
Count Employees: 35
Consolidated 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: 22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1090000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 461000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1551000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £302,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,226,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1528000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 62000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £206,000
Assets Total Fixed: 6609000
Assets Own Use: 6609000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £177,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,298,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,488,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 424000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 874000
Assets Cash: £94,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5484000
Funds Restricted: 4000
Funds Total: 5488000
Count Employees: 33
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: 24 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1090000
Income Other Trading Activities: 226000
Income Charitable Activities: 214000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1530000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £226,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,345,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1571000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 39000
Expenditure Governance: 64000
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 122000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £97,000
Assets Total Fixed: 6785000
Assets Own Use: 6785000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £133,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,407,000
Assets Current Investment: 3000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,511,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 448000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 959000
Assets Cash: £29,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5494000
Funds Restricted: 17000
Funds Total: 5511000
Count Employees: 28
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 10 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1576681
Income Other Trading Activities: 108194
Income Charitable Activities: 87138
Income Investments: 130
Income Other: 81642
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1853785
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,779,416
Expenditure Other: 537829
Expenditure Total: 2317245
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 28000
Expenditure Depreciation: 218164
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -139043
Reserves: £3,027,226
Assets Total Fixed: 6920737
Assets Own Use: 6920737
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £203,988
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,572,491
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,552,234
Creditors One Year Total Current: 977322
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 595169
Assets Cash: £93,697
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5174441
Funds Restricted: 377793
Funds Total: 5552234
Count Employees: 40
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 24 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7870392
Income Other Trading Activities: 402841
Income Charitable Activities: 106827
Income Investments: 35
Income Other: 279906
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8660001
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,249,730
Expenditure Other: 394577
Expenditure Total: 2644307
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 80802
Expenditure Depreciation: 203007
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 2140
Reserves: £3,509,471
Assets Total Fixed: 7284932
Assets Own Use: 7284932
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £957,727
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,226,965
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,015,694
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1068122
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1158843
Assets Cash: £740,211
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5698126
Funds Restricted: 317568
Funds Total: 6015694
Count Employees: 55
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bradford City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-10-23T00:00:00

Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-05-22T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 701289
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 701289
Assoc Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH UK

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 MAY 2019
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITYÆS OBJECT ("THE OBJECT") WHICH IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH SET OUT IN CLAUSE 8 AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE.THE OBJECT IS TO BE CARRIED OUT AS A PROCLAMATION OF THE BELIEFS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 8 HEREIN.THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR WHO ARE AGED AND SICK.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IF THE TRUSTEES SO DECIDE THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 615105
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH UK AND LIFE CHURCH HOME

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures