CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH HOUSE OF REFUGE

Registered charity 1079846 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAC, CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH HARINGEY

1.Furtherance of Christianity and Christian Education; Providing Advocacy, advice and information.2.Reliefing poverty by working in co-operation with other charitable and christian organisation in a common effort to assist victims of war,disaster and other misfortunes.3. Helping general Public/Manking,;Elderly/Old people;Children/young people.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM OF GOD THROUGH PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD, LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, PRAYER AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOSPEL TRACTS. ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO LIVE A LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS HOLINESS AND PREVAILING PRAYER. (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY WORKING IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER CHARITABLE AND CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF WAR, DISASTER AND OTHER MISFORTUNES LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONAL.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£165k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £29,710 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £761,259. The charity holds significant net assets of £811,192, largely comprised of a freehold property purchased for trading activities, against long-term creditors of £274,714. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with accounting records and legal requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £21,250 annually (held: £761k)

“Finacial covenants of holding a cash reserves of £21,250 annually” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related to Headquarter

“Chrsit Apostolic Church-(House of Refuge ) is a local branch of Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide founded in Nigeria in1928 with Headqurters in Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria. The activities of the local branch however not with the headquarters Church.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 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.

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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Pastor MICHAEL OLOLADE ADEKEYEchair
ELDER/DR GEORGE BABALOLA DADA
Elder ABIOLA AYOOLA
Elder OLUFEMI ADEMOLA OLADUNJOYE
Elder Steve Olugbenga Alake
Pastor JOHN ABIMBOLA AKANNI

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Enfield · Essex · Hackney · Haringey · Newham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£165k	£136k
31/12/2024	£167k	£115k
31/12/2023	£146k	£124k
31/12/2022	£146k	£68k
31/12/2021	£160k	£93k

Common questions

Is CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH HOUSE OF REFUGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £29,710 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £761,259. The charity holds significant net assets of £811,192, largely comprised of a freehold property purchased for trading activities, against long-term creditors of £274,714. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with accounting records and legal requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REFUGE CHURCH, UK.

THE REFUGE CHURCH, UK income £107k
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH income £189k
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH GREAT BRITAIN HEADQUARTERS income £156k
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH (OUTREACH) income £412k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) CITY OF PRAISE income £213k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD "CITY OF HIS GRACE" income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH HOUSE OF REFUGE	£165k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE REFUGE CHURCH, UK FY2024	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH FY2024	£189k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH GREAT BRITAIN HEADQUARTERS FY2024	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH (OUTREACH) FY2024	£412k	—	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.