CHURCH OF GOD - UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 1059248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNITED CHURCH OF GOD - UNITED KINGDOM · also registered in Scotland as SC039469 (OSCR)

To make, teach and give pastoral care to disciples of the churchTo educate the public with respect to the good news of the Kingdom of God and teach its applicability to their every day life

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY PREACHING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£919k

Latest spending

£831k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £48,425 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £3,269,771. The trustees note that actual reserves of £3,308,964 significantly exceed the stated policy target of £150,000, a surplus attributed to substantial and unexpected donations. The charity maintains adequate resources with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General donations & legacies (89% of income)

“The charity receives its income from the members of The Church.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum of £150,000 (held: £3.3m)

“The Trustees have established the level of reserves (that is those that are freely available) that the charity ought to have a minimum of £150,000. In arriving at this level of reserves they have had regard to regular annual operating costs in the region of £600,000 and the ability to operate for a period of approximately three months without any incoming resources in that period.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Association with Church of God, an International Community (COG, aIC) in the USA.

“COG-UK has operated as an organisation associated with the Church of God, an International Community (COG, aIC) in the United States of America. Although capable of independent operation, COG-UK has willingly subordinated itself in doctrine and certain other matters to the constitution of COG, aIC” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The charity has not taken indemnity insurance in respect of its Trustees.

“The charity has not taken indemnity insurance in respect of its Trustees.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 5 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£919k

Total spending

£831k

Reserves (reported)

£3.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~47.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr DAVID HULMEchair
Christopher John Howard
Daniel Tompsett
James Todd Jr
John Tompsett
Robin Hurd
TRUSTEE DAVID BROCKLEHURST

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Benin · Burundi · Cameroon · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Croatia · Denmark · Finland · France · Gabon · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£919k	£831k
31/03/2024	£1.8m	£863k
31/03/2023	£1.7m	£739k
31/03/2022	£591k	£549k
31/03/2021	£1.2m	£497k

Common questions

Is CHURCH OF GOD - UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £48,425 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £3,269,771. The trustees note that actual reserves of £3,308,964 significantly exceed the stated policy target of £150,000, a surplus attributed to substantial and unexpected donations. The charity maintains adequate resources with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

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 HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHURCH OF GOD (UK) CROYDON.

CHURCH OF GOD (UK) CROYDON income £77k
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY TRUST income £4.7m
CHURCH OF GOD, A WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION - BRITISH ISLES income £154k
CHURCH OF GOD MISSION INTERNATIONAL UK income £36k
RANSOM CHURCH OF GOD UNIVERSAL FELLOWSHIP income £90k
THE CHURCH AT JUNCTION 10 income £1000k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHURCH OF GOD - UNITED KINGDOM	£919k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF GOD (UK) CROYDON FY2025	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY TRUST FY2025	£4.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF GOD, A WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION - BRITISH ISLES FY2024	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF GOD MISSION INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RANSOM CHURCH OF GOD UNIVERSAL FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£90k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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