CHRIST DISCIPLES MISSION

Registered charity 1003536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTS DISCIPLES MISSION INTERNATIONAL

Learning the word of God by studying the Holy BibleWorship and PrayerKnowledge Development of the BibleProvision of pastoral care for members and the communityMissionary and Evangelism workYouth and Children MentoringCare and Outreach WorkEmpowering Members through Career Building, Mentoring, GuidanceEducation and MusicCommunity Initiatives & Advice and Guidance

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY GOSPEL, EVANGELISM AND TEACHING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£217k

Latest spending

£225k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end were £72,225, exceeding the trustees' policy target of £23,750. Income increased by 20% to £216,702 compared to the previous year. The charity relies on tithes, offerings, and gifts to meet its operational costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments, equivalent to £23,750 (held: £72k)

“Our policy is to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to at least three months of unrestricted payments, equivalent to £23,750” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Joy Oyesanya
KOLA OLANREWAJU
Olayemi Onigbode
PASTOR AFOLARIN GBADEBO ABIONA · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER OLANIRAN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Bromley · Essex · Ghana · Greenwich · Hackney · Newham · Nigeria · Redbridge · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£217k	£225k
31/12/2023	£173k	£183k
31/12/2022	£160k	£155k
31/12/2021	£189k	£208k
31/12/2020	£149k	£137k

Common questions

Is CHRIST DISCIPLES MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end were £72,225, exceeding the trustees' policy target of £23,750. Income increased by 20% to £216,702 compared to the previous year. The charity relies on tithes, offerings, and gifts to meet its operational costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH	1	—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY	1	—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL	1	—
THE WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED - THE FOUNDATION TRUST	1	£676k
THE WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED - THE CHARITY TRUST	1	£312k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE	1	£113k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER	1	£84k
TRINITY CHURCH BUXTON	1	£54k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH.

WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £229k
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH DOMINION OUTREACH income £246k
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL income £101k
CHRISTIAN MISSION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK income £178k
ACTIVE AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES income £219k
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £646k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST DISCIPLES MISSION	£217k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£229k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH DOMINION OUTREACH FY2025	£246k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN MISSION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025	£178k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ACTIVE AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES FY2025	£219k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.