GRACE TABERNACLE

Registered charity 1089184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRACE TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN MINISTERIES

The Charity aims to make a positive difference to the spiritual, emotional, social and economic lives of our members and those of the wider community including those who are disadvantaged, providing guidance and offering a range of activities including workshops in health such as Prostate Cancer & Breast Cancer and annual summer camp for the disadvantaged children.

Objects

1.TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY IN SOUTH LONDON AND ELSEWHERE, BY ANY MEANS OR MOTION THAT IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE (IN THE SCHEDULE).2.TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF SICKNESS OR AGE OR SOME OTHER REASON.3.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.4.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£313k

Latest spending

£318k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £163,801, an increase from the previous year's £146,044. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £17,757 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention suggesting non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Unity Trust Bank — “Grace Tabernacle, now renamed as Charis House, was offered the seven-figure funding package from Unity Trust Bank, last year…..” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOSEPH PITT · trustee of 1 other charity
LLOYD THOMAS · trustee of 1 other charity
PAUL REID
PETER REID

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

Operates in: Croydon · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£313k	£318k
31/12/2023	£271k	£270k
31/12/2022	£284k	£206k
31/12/2021	£229k	£184k
31/12/2020	£233k	£252k

Common questions

Is GRACE TABERNACLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £163,801, an increase from the previous year's £146,044. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £17,757 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention suggesting non-compliance with accounting requirements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £85k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD AMAZING GRACE TABERNACLE income £161k
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE TRUST income £282k
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY income £392k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ('RCCG') HIS GLORY TABERNACLE income £313k
TENDER GRACE CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £178k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE TABERNACLE	£313k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£85k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD AMAZING GRACE TABERNACLE FY2024	£161k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE TRUST FY2024	£282k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY FY2025	£392k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ('RCCG') HIS GLORY TABERNACLE FY2024	£313k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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