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WORLD PRAYER CENTRE

Registered charity 1072222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRAYER CENTRE, WPC

To encourage the practice and development of prayer through:- teaching in churches and Christian agencies- prayer conferences both in the UK and other nations- days of prayer in Birmingham City Centre- the prayer strategy for UK and Ireland- WPC regular news and prayer updatesThe focus is Birmingham, the nation and the nationsMore details are on the web site and our report

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Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £nil at the year-end, held towards meeting next period's operating costs. The charity reported a net reduction in funds for the year, which was taken from the surplus brought forward, resulting in total charity funds of £39,984. The trustees consider the funds have been well spent and the results are in line with expectation.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Reserves (as defined by the SORP) are unrestricted funds not designated and not yet expended. At the year-end, they amounted to £nil (2023: £nil) which was held towards meeting the next period’s operating costs of WPC.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£105k£99k
31/12/2023£113k£128k
31/12/2022£98k£141k
31/12/2021£216k£144k
31/12/2020£128k£152k

Common questions

Is WORLD PRAYER CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £nil at the year-end, held towards meeting next period's operating costs. The charity reported a net reduction in funds for the year, which was taken from the surplus brought forward, resulting in total charity funds of £39,984. The trustees consider the funds have been well spent and the results are in line with expectation. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WORLD PRAYER CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD PRAYER CENTRE as a grant recipient include LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION1£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMAND PRAYER CENTRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLD PRAYER CENTRE£105k—0below—no doubt
COMMAND PRAYER CENTRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025£209k—0unclear—noted
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND FY2025£369k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO FY2025£763k—0unclear—no doubt
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£126kup to £15,0000unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE FY2025£762k—0unclear—no doubt

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