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Registered charity · No. 1129070Previously excepted

The Grove Centre Church

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The Grove Centre Church is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, religious activities, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about The Grove Centre Church?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£295,796
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£145,276
Registered charity number
1129070
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Previously excepted
Register contact address detail (not service area)
2 Jews Walk
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Grove Centre Church (number 1129070) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Grove Centre Church do?

The Grove Centre Church is a multi-ethnic congregation worshipping in the Baptist and United Reformed traditions and sustaining a broad range of community activities for all ages through The Grove Centre - a place for people. We aim to be a worshipping, faithful, welcoming, growing and caring people in the heart of the wider community of Sydenham and south London.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Grove Centre Church

Answers The Grove Centre Church gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Grove Centre Church's highest-paid staff paid?

The Grove Centre Church's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Grove Centre Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Grove Centre Church's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Grove Centre
Where it says it operates
Lewisham

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Grove Centre Church registered for?

General Charitable PurposesReligious ActivitiesEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Grove Centre Church yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Grove Centre Church. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Grove Centre Church a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Grove Centre Church as a registered charity (number 1129070) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Grove Centre Church's charity number?
The Grove Centre Church's charity number is 1129070. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1129070?
Search 1129070 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Grove Centre Church do?
The Grove Centre Church is a multi-ethnic congregation worshipping in the Baptist and United Reformed traditions and sustaining a broad range of community activities for all ages through The Grove Centre - a place for people. We aim to be a worshipping, faithful, welcoming, growing and caring people in the heart of the wider community of Sydenham and south London.
Does The Grove Centre Church have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Grove Centre Church. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Grove Centre Church?
The Grove Centre Church's website listed in our register data is http://www.thegrovecentre.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Grove Centre Church's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Grove Centre Church's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Grove Centre Church?
The register records The Grove Centre Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Grove Centre Church's trustees paid?
The Grove Centre Church's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Grove Centre Church registered as a charity?
The Grove Centre Church was entered on the register on 8 April 2009.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.