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

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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.

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
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET	1	£9k

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
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 £102k
IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST) income £7.2m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSHOT SAINT MICHAEL income £331k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UNITED CHURCH OF GOD BRITISH ISLES	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHURCHES OF GOD IN UK FY2024	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster FY2024	£843k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REGIONS BEYOND UK FY2023	£353k	—	above	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") GARDEN OF THE LORD FY2024	£102k	—	below	—	no doubt
IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST) FY2023	£7.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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