CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, WEST LONDON PARISH

Registered charity 1023139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IDEAL SERVICES ORGANISATION

Worshipping, teaching Christian faith and doctrine, caring, fund raising and disbursement of funds for Christian religious activities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF PENTECOASTAL CHURCHES AMONG AFRICANS BY UDERTAKING BUILDING AND REPARING PLACES OF WORSHIP, SUPPORTING MINSTERS, HOLDING SERVICES AND EVANGELISM.(2)TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY , HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF ARICANS, LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £44,556 for the year ended 28 February 2026, resulting in unrestricted funds of £197,904. The trustees state that unrestricted funds were maintained at their policy level of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure throughout the year. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than an audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £198k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£111k£66k
28/02/2025£87k£52k
29/02/2024£90k£57k
28/02/2023£59k£56k
28/02/2022£77k£45k

Common questions

Is CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, WEST LONDON PARISH financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net incoming resource of £44,556 for the year ended 28 February 2026, resulting in unrestricted funds of £197,904. The trustees state that unrestricted funds were maintained at their policy level of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure throughout the year. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than an audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, WEST LONDON PARISH£111k——above—no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST UK DIOCESE FY2025£78k—0within0.0%no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION OF GOD PARISH FY2025£44k—0below—no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST NEW JERUSALEM NORTH WEST FY2025£76k—0unclear—no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST GREATER LONDON PARISH FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST- FOUNDER'S PARISH FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt

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