UNITED CHURCH OF GOD BRITISH ISLES

Registered charity 1079192 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GOOD NEWS - A MAGAZINE OF UNDERSTANDING, THE WORLD TOMORROW PROGRAMME, UNITED CHURCH OF GOD BIBLE STUDY COURSE

Religious activities

Objects

TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND IN THE WORLD AT LARGE, MAKE DISCIPLES IN ALL NATIONS AND PASTOR AND CARE FOR THOSE DISCIPLES

Area of benefit: WORLD WIDE

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

Latest income

£288k

Latest spending

£291k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,362 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £262,710 to £259,349. Per the trustees' report, the charity is essentially a volunteer organisation with six part-time employees and relies on direct donations and offerings for its primary income sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: direct donations (61% of income)

“The Church’s principal sources of income in the year were: direct donations, £176,399; Holy Day offerings £79,853; Gift Aid refunds, £21,888. These accounted for about 97% of total income in the year.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Jason Godfreychair
BRYAN THOMAS ELLAMS
Brian Crook
DAVID NORMAN FENNEY
Debi Richardson

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

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£288k	£291k
30/06/2024	£283k	£308k
30/06/2023	£245k	£223k
30/06/2022	£329k	£224k
30/06/2021	£253k	£216k

Common questions

Is UNITED CHURCH OF GOD BRITISH ISLES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,362 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £262,710 to £259,349. Per the trustees' report, the charity is essentially a volunteer organisation with six part-time employees and relies on direct donations and offerings for its primary income sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST)	1	£3.0m
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£477k
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	1	£155k
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET	1	£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HORWICH, DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER	1	£50

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHURCHES OF GOD IN UK.

THE CHURCHES OF GOD IN UK income £1.0m
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND income £473k
GOD IS LOVE CHURCH PENTECOSTAL income £110k
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster income £843k
REGIONS BEYOND UK income £353k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") GARDEN OF THE LORD income £144k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UNITED CHURCH OF GOD BRITISH ISLES	£288k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHURCHES OF GOD IN UK FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND FY2025	£473k	£70,000 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
GOD IS LOVE CHURCH PENTECOSTAL FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster FY2024	£843k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REGIONS BEYOND UK FY2024	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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