VERBUM DEI COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1007825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VERBUM DEI

Scripture-based prayer groupsEncounters and RetreatsMarried couples and family encountersSpiritual and Catechetical FormationSpiritual Accompaniment and Vocational DiscernmentWe are also working with some Diocese as University Chaplains and Catechetical Coordinators

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Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The trustees consider the financial situation of the community to be satisfactory. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Fixed assets are recorded at a net book value of zero, and the only debtor noted is income tax recoverable.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER Maria de la Portillachair
Catherine Mary Cavaco Cruz
Dora Luz Gonzalez Cortez
Margarida Mendes Londral
Maria Yadira Betsabe Calderon Peralta
SUSAN J COOPER

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

Operates in: City Of London · Haringey · Isle Of Wight · Italy · Reading · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£154k	£175k
31/12/2023	£153k	£153k
31/12/2022	£162k	£139k
31/12/2021	£117k	£112k
31/12/2020	£126k	£163k

Common questions

Is VERBUM DEI COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The trustees consider the financial situation of the community to be satisfactory. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Fixed assets are recorded at a net book value of zero, and the only debtor noted is income tax recoverable. 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 ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£400

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS MARPLE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS MARPLE income £374k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST FRANCIS, BARCOMBE income £149k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE income £120k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD PRECIOUS PEOPLE PARISH income £399k
THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE income £129k
THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN LONDON LIMITED income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VERBUM DEI COMMUNITY	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS MARPLE FY2025	£374k	—	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST FRANCIS, BARCOMBE FY2024	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE FY2024	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD PRECIOUS PEOPLE PARISH FY2025	£399k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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