LifeSpring Church

Registered charity 1148013 · since 2012lifespringchurch.org.uk·Africa, International, Reading, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£10,573

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

£2,460

Typical grant (median)

2 published grants

Key takeaways

LifeSpring Church is a Christian church charity, and its grants go to other Christian organisations and individuals, so a group whose work is not rooted in the Christian faith should not apply.
Its annual giving is £10,573 and approximately 10% of its income is given away, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, though the annual report gives no grant range to confirm an amount.
No application process is published, and recipients are recommended by the Leadership Team after the church considers their relationship to it and how their aims align with its objects, so the best route is to get in touch through the contact shown and build a connection with the church before asking.
Its interest in overseas work, particularly in Africa, may suit church-based or missionary projects there, but the sources give no timing or deadlines, so ask the contact when decisions are made.

Overview

LifeSpring Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1148013).

LifeSpring Church is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance the Christian faith in accordance with its statement of beliefs, and to relieve persons in conditions of need, financial hardship or sickness. It gives away approximately 10% of its income, and its annual giving is £10,573. Grants go to other Christian organisations and individuals recommended by its Leadership Team, both at home and abroad. Its overseas support goes to churches, ministries and missionaries, particularly in Africa, and can be financial, prayer or practical.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2024) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

LifeSpring Church gives a share of its income to other Christian organisations and individuals, with recipients recommended by the Leadership Team. In deciding how to disburse this support, it considers recipients’ relationship to LifeSpring Church and how closely organisations’ aims align with the church’s charitable objects. Its overseas support includes churches, ministries and missionaries, particularly in Africa, and can be financial, prayerful and practical. The report describes a relationship-based approach to grant decisions, alongside consideration of alignment with the church’s objects.

Themes

Christian organisations

Geographic Focus

Reading; the United Kingdom; the world. Priority: Africa.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Leadership Team recommends organisations and individuals for grants.
The church considers organisations’ relationship to LifeSpring Church and the alignment of their aims with its objects.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Africa
United Kingdom
International
Reading

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to LifeSpring Church.

Life Church PeterboroughNo public processGave £33,953 King’s Community ChurchInvitation onlyGave £2,000 Cornerstone Baptist Church LeedsNo public processGave £23,938 Thornbury Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £14,467 Hope Church WinchesterNo public processGave £42,685 LifePoint ChurchNo public process St Luke's Church ThurnbyNo public process Citygate ChurchNo public processGave £48,011 Beeston Free ChurchNo public processGave £61,428 Tabernacle Baptist Church, PenarthNo public processGave £9,400

Grants

2 published grants analysed · median £2,460

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Faith Christian Group
£3,600year to 31 December 2024
Reading RCN
£1,320year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 2 with no named recipient; 3 whose recipient could not be identified.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£472,101	£563,549	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£513,937	£462,202	£8,639	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£531,307	£539,347	£15,161	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£760,394	£626,676	£9,097	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,231,086	£659,744	£10,573	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£8,639 grants

YE 2022

£15,161 grants

YE 2023

£9,097 grants

YE 2024

£10,573 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.