FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
A christian church committed to working with others, operating a community use building and being a key player in our local community - reaching out with Gods love to all.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,074 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total assets of £29,350. However, the trustees note that the charity is operationally losing money due to high costs for building maintenance, utilities, and insurance, and that regular donations do not cover operational costs. The trustees are exploring partnerships and other options to ensure sustainable ministry in the future.
What the accounts disclose
“We remain in a position where we are operationally losing money due to increasingly high costs including maintaining our building, utilities and insurance.” — page 3
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 30
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 02/11/2023, 2 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Rev Joseph Peter Sherwinchair
- Christiana Chika Obiechefu
- Deborah Angela Bull
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £57k | £39k |
| 31/12/2024 | £35k | £40k |
| 31/12/2023 | £35k | £45k |
| 31/12/2022 | £36k | £41k |
| 31/12/2021 | £33k | £66k |
Common questions
Is FULL GOSPEL CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,074 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total assets of £29,350. However, the trustees note that the charity is operationally losing money due to high costs for building maintenance, utilities, and insurance, and that regular donations do not cover operational costs. The trustees are exploring partnerships and other options to ensure sustainable ministry in the future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULL GOSPEL CHURCH | £57k | — | — | unclear | — | noted |
| FULL GOSPEL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHRIST GOSPEL CHURCH LONDON TRUST | £22k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOSPEL SUPPORT | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THORNHILL CHURCH TRUST | £325k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE TRUST | £282k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |