THE NIGERIAN CHAPLAINCY

Registered charity 1031806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The maintenance, advancement and promotion of the Christian Faith particularly (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) to operate the Nigerian Chaplaincy in the United Kingdom.

Objects

THE MAINTENANCE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING AND ADVICE SERVICE PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY TO THE FOREGOING) TO OPERATE THE NIGERIAN CHAPLAINCY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9,511 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £37,878. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains in good heart with growing congregations and continues its charitable activities without indication of financial distress.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02887521

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• NWAFOR-ORIZU, Nnewima — director, appointed 09/11/2023on trustee list
• ONWERE, Uzoma Victor — director, appointed 09/11/2023on trustee list
• EGGLESTON, Hugh Patrick, Rev — director, appointed 09/11/2022on trustee list
• AWOTESU, Olufemi Babayomi — director, appointed 17/07/2014on trustee list
• KEHINDE, Olaposi Simeon, Dr — director, appointed 29/11/2006not on trustee list
• ODEKEYE, Folasade — secretary, appointed 29/11/2006

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev HUGH PATRICK EGGLESTONchair
• Dr OLAPOSI SIMEON KEHINDE MBSFFARCSI · trustee of 3 other charities
• FOLASADE ODEKEYE
• Nnewima Nwafor-Orizu
• Olufemi Awotesu
• Uzoma Onwere

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

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Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.