ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Registered charity 1095667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity holds regular church services in Peterborough and other towns in the UK in order to spread the word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ on Earth, to proclaim the Gospel of Salvation, baptise and Heal the sick and to prepare people for the rapidly changing world enabling them to improve the socio-economic situation by utilising resources within their reach.

Objects

1) TO ORGANISE THE CHURCH FOR THE SPREADING OF THE WORD OF GOD AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ON EARTH2) TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION , BAPTIZE AND HEAL THE SICK3) TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD ENABLING THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION BY UTILISING RESOURCES WITHIN THEIR REACH.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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

Latest income
£991k
Latest spending
£788k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £27,827 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £355,084. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains sufficient resources to continue fulfilling its charitable objectives and has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to operate as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£991k
Total spending
£788k
Reserves (reported)
£558k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Botswana · Leicestershire · Northamptonshire · Peterborough City · Scotland · South Africa · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£991k£788k
31/12/2023£718k£690k
31/12/2022£562k£603k
31/12/2021£585k£635k
31/12/2020£494k£370k

Common questions

Is ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £27,827 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £355,084. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains sufficient resources to continue fulfilling its charitable objectives and has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to operate as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") MOUNT ZION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH£991k—0unclear—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") MOUNT ZION FY2024£229k—0above—no doubt
CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD.(THE TOKOISTAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
HEBRON CHRISTIAN FAITH MINISTRIES FY2025£423k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL(MOUNT ZION)U.K FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£497k—0no_policy—no doubt

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