ANCHOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1060123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our primary aim is the propagation of the Christian Faith, in all its ramifications. Apart from teaching the Word of God with the aim of building a people who have the fear of God in order to ensure a disciplined citizenry, we also embark on programes aimed at relief of poverty, famine and overseas aid. Beneficiaries of our activities are children/young people, elderly/old people.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£552k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased significantly from £483,982 to £12,037, largely due to an £887,500 contribution to a limited company for property purchase. The charity reports improved finances due to member commitment and Gift Aid receipts, with a closing cash balance of £12,287.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document states the church contributed £887,500 to a Limited Company for property purchase. While a related party transaction is implied by the context of a church buying property via a limited company, the specific relationship (e.g., trustee-controlled) is not explicitly detailed in the text provided.

“The church has contributed £887,500 to the Limited company for the purchase of property” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income

£552k

Total spending

£1.0m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom 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

PASTOR CLEVY GBEGBAJEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr RYAN CAMERON
Michael Bakare
Victoria Orogbemi · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£552k	£1.0m
31/05/2024	£424k	£188k
31/05/2023	£230k	£165k
31/05/2022	£296k	£207k
31/05/2021	£214k	£147k

Common questions

Is ANCHOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased significantly from £483,982 to £12,037, largely due to an £887,500 contribution to a limited company for property purchase. The charity reports improved finances due to member commitment and Gift Aid receipts, with a closing cash balance of £12,287. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ANCHOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ANCHOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP as a grant recipient include EXCELLENCE DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY SCHEME,BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB).

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
EXCELLENCE DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY SCHEME,BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB)	FY2022	£7k	Support to other charities
EXCELLENCE DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY SCHEME,BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB)	FY2023	—	Support
EXCELLENCE DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY SCHEME,BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB)	FY2024	—

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
GREEN CRESCENT AID UK	1	£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL.

ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £157k
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP MISSION income £97k
HAPPY CHURCH - THE CHRISTIAN ACTION FAITH MINISTRIES income £491k
JESUS TOWER OF HOPE MINISTRIES income £107k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) CITY OF PRAISE income £213k
HOPE FOR MANKIND income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ANCHOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	£552k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP MISSION FY2024	£97k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAPPY CHURCH - THE CHRISTIAN ACTION FAITH MINISTRIES FY2024	£491k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JESUS TOWER OF HOPE MINISTRIES FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) CITY OF PRAISE FY2025	£213k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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