PENTECOST BAPTIST CHURCH
Charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the United Kingdom, the promotion of love and tolerance, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty sickness or hardship and, the furtherance of the charitable work of the charity by the advancement of such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time decide.
Objects
2.2.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE STATEMENT OF FAITH CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE2.2.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £23,978 for the year ended 31 December 2024, which has been transferred to cumulative funds. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, noting that the charity is addressing the deficit by securing more funding and implementing efficiency strategies. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves with a policy to cover management and administration costs, though specific reserve figures against a numerical target are not explicitly detailed in the provided text.
What the accounts disclose
“Voluntary income - various Donations” — page 7
“it is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which provides sufficient resources to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to any unforeseen circumstances.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 12
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 09/12/2025, 39 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 08/12/2025, 403 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 08/03/2024, 129 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- BUKOLA AKANDE
- Oluwatosin Adegbenro
- Rev PHILIP BUKOLA OYEWALE
- oluwasina Oyewale
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £190k | £204k |
| 31/12/2023 | £13k | £26k |
| 31/12/2022 | £270k | £301k |
| 31/12/2021 | £174k | £196k |
Common questions
Is PENTECOST BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £23,978 for the year ended 31 December 2024, which has been transferred to cumulative funds. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, noting that the charity is addressing the deficit by securing more funding and implementing efficiency strategies. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves with a policy to cover management and administration costs, though specific reserve figures against a numerical target are not explicitly detailed in the provided text. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 02/10/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £80k |
Charities like this
- BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH NARBERTH
- RETFORD BAPTIST CHURCH
- SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCH
- THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST - UK
- BRIDGE STREET PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
- BILSTON BAPTIST CHURCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENTECOST BAPTIST CHURCH | £190k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH NARBERTH | £74k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RETFORD BAPTIST CHURCH | £312k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCH | £272k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST - UK | £13.8m | more than £60,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRIDGE STREET PENTECOSTAL CHURCH | £1.6m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |