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HIS PRESENCE TEMPLE MINISTRY

Registered charity 1077396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOVERS OF CHRIST MINISTRIES

Religious Activities/Advocacy

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN LONDON AND SURREY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS IN THE SAID LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: LONDON, SURREY AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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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Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £22,714, which remains above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months' routine general fund expenditure (£20,000). The charity reported a net decrease in total reserves of £1,174 for the year, funded primarily by unrestricted donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit (held: £23k)
“The Trustees consider that, given the nature of the Church’s work, free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rev Aaron Abbey received gross remuneration of £18,795 and pension contributions of £1,622 in his employed capacity of Pastor.
“Rev Aaron Abbey, a Trustee, received gross remuneration of £18,795 (2023: £19,218) and pension contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,468) in his employed capacity of Pastor.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rev Aaron Abbey, a Trustee, received gross remuneration of £18,795 (2023: £19,218) and pension contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,468) in his employed capacity of Pastor. At 31 December 2024 the Rev Aaron Abbey owed the church £419 (2023: £545). Rev Aaron Abbey received a gift of appreciation of £2,150.
“Rev Aaron Abbey, a Trustee, received gross remuneration of £18,795 (2023: £19,218) and pension contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,468) in his employed capacity of Pastor. At 31 December 2024 the Rev Aaron Abbey owed the church £419 (2023: £545). Rev Aaron Abbey received a gift of appreciation of £2,150.” — page 14
“At 31 December 2024 Carol McIntosh–Abbey, a trustee, owed the church £9,743 (2023: £9,599), the result of a loan provided to her in 2011. The loan is repayable by 2027 and interest is payable at a rate of 1.5% per annum.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Carol McIntosh–Abbey, a trustee, owed the church £9,743 (2023: £9,599), the result of a loan provided to her in 2011. The loan is repayable by 2027 and interest is payable at a rate of 1.5% per annum.
“Rev Aaron Abbey, a Trustee, received gross remuneration of £18,795 (2023: £19,218) and pension contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,468) in his employed capacity of Pastor. At 31 December 2024 the Rev Aaron Abbey owed the church £419 (2023: £545). Rev Aaron Abbey received a gift of appreciation of £2,150.” — page 14
“At 31 December 2024 Carol McIntosh–Abbey, a trustee, owed the church £9,743 (2023: £9,599), the result of a loan provided to her in 2011. The loan is repayable by 2027 and interest is payable at a rate of 1.5% per annum.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Henry Baiden, a trustee, owed the church £25 (2023: £25), the result of a loan provided to him in 2023.
“Rev Aaron Abbey, a Trustee, received gross remuneration of £18,795 (2023: £19,218) and pension contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,468) in his employed capacity of Pastor. At 31 December 2024 the Rev Aaron Abbey owed the church £419 (2023: £545). Rev Aaron Abbey received a gift of appreciation of £2,150.” — page 14
“At 31 December 2024 Carol McIntosh–Abbey, a trustee, owed the church £9,743 (2023: £9,599), the result of a loan provided to her in 2011. The loan is repayable by 2027 and interest is payable at a rate of 1.5% per annum.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£38k£39k
31/12/2023£33k£37k
31/12/2022£33k£39k
31/12/2021£36k£30k
31/12/2020£31k£32k

Common questions

Is HIS PRESENCE TEMPLE MINISTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £22,714, which remains above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months' routine general fund expenditure (£20,000). The charity reported a net decrease in total reserves of £1,174 for the year, funded primarily by unrestricted donations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.