# GATESHEAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH (GEC)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1192107
- **Other names:** GEC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 2, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1192107


## Contact

- **Address:** GATESHEAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH, DERWENTWATER ROAD, GATESHEAD
- **Postcode:** NE8 2XX
- **Phone:** 07974921037
- **Email:** dkelso@fim.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

**Activities:** The advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Gatehead and the surrounding neighbourhood.  We provide weekly religious services and social events that are both all-inclusive (Sunday morning worship, Fellowship Meals, Coffee Mornings) and age sensitive (Sunday School, youth meetings).




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gateshead



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £36220 | £33711 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £29745 | £38881 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £54288 | £49160 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £63673 | £64528 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Earle Kelso** (Chair) — appointed July 26, 2020
- Cheri Winters Kelso — appointed July 26, 2020
- Deva Aseervadam Salluri — appointed Oct. 5, 2025
- Ekogiawe Monday Agbonze — appointed July 26, 2020
- Patrick Kimani Ngugi — appointed Jan. 16, 2022
- Sheriff Cornell Bainbridge — appointed July 26, 2020