TRINITY CHURCH, BRENTWOOD

Registered charity 1112705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MICHAEL REID MINISTRIES, PENIEL CHURCH

The advancement of religion and the propagation and furtherance of the Gospel of God concerning his son Jesus Christ and the preaching and teaching of the word of God throughout the world. We are a voice to the nations through evangelism, education and excellence.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND THE PROPAGATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brentwood, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £101,948 for the year, primarily due to a significant decrease in gains on investments compared to the prior year. Despite this, the charity maintains substantial free reserves of £4,653,897, which the Trustees monitor to ensure a firm base for its objectives. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

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.

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 31/08/2023 (received 10/07/2024, 10 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 27/09/2022, 89 days after the 30/06/2022 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~119.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bernard Michael Graychair
• CHRISTOPHER ANDREW WHEALY
• David William Liniker
• Dr PEACE ANI
• Liviu Mercioniu
• Omolade Titilayo Oshunremi
• WESLEY JONATHAN VAUGHAN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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