HIS CHURCH - LONDON

Registered charity 1109725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIS CHURCH - INTERNATIONAL

The advancement of the Christian faith. The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick. The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles.

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH 2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHOA RE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Elmbridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£174k
Latest spending
£170k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,106 for the year, with total receipts of £173,709 against payments of £169,603. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £26,638 at the end of the period, and the trustees declared that there are no funds in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of its activities in the event of unforeseen shortfalls in income or unexpected expenditure (reserves figure: £27k)
“The charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of its activities in the event of unforeseen shortfalls in income or unexpected expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Shared ministry and leadership with His Church – Pinetown (South Africa); Senior Pastor Simon-Lee Hemsley serves as trustee.
“His Church – London is connected to His Church – Pinetown (South Africa) through shared ministry and leadership. The minister of His Church – London was sent from His Church – Pinetown, and the Senior Pastor of all His Church locations, Simon-Lee Hemsley, also serves as a trustee of His Church – London.” — page 3
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2024 (received 28/03/2025, 28 days after the 28/02/2025 due date); year ending 30/04/2023 (received 02/05/2024, 63 days after the 29/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£174k£170k
30/04/2024£152k£157k
30/04/2023£132k£131k
30/04/2022£110k£113k
30/04/2021£120k£109k

Common questions

Is HIS CHURCH - LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,106 for the year, with total receipts of £173,709 against payments of £169,603. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £26,638 at the end of the period, and the trustees declared that there are no funds in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIS CHURCH - LONDON£174k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
I AM CHURCH LONDON FY2025£74k—0unclear—not going concern
THE BEACON CHURCH FY2025£77k£38,1790unclear—no doubt
A CHURCH FY2025£53k—0above—no doubt
THE LORD'S PENTECOSTAL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2025£26k——above—no doubt

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