ALIVE BELIEVERS CENTRE
To provide Spiritual, Health and Well-being Support for Children, Youth, and Older People; Promoting Community Cohesion through Luncheon Club, Education, Employment Services, Music, Basic Computing & Counselling and Providing Support Services for people with Mental health problems, and Older People, raising awareness of Dementia, isolation and independent living
Objects
1. TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ENGLAND AND WALES (WITH THE BASE IN LIVERPOOL) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, WORSHIP SERVICES, BIBLE STUDY, TRACTS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION .2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN LEARNING CO-CORPORATE SINGING OF HYMNS, THE USE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SUCH AS KEYBOARD, GUITAR, FLUTE, TRUMPET, DRUMS ETC, AND BASIC COMPUTING PROGRAMMES FOR BEGINNERS.3. TO PROVIDE CONCILIATION SERVICE, THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED COUNSELLORS, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FOR COUPLES WHOSE RELATIONSHIP APPEARS TO BE BREAKING DOWN, AND WHERE BREAKDOWN ALREADY OCCURS, TO ADVISE AND HELP IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES OVER ASSOCIATED MATTERS, SUCH AS CUSTODY, ACCESS TO CHILDREN ETC.4. TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MERSEYSIDE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, AGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £1,749.86, reducing its total net assets from £312,890.00 to £311,140.00. The trustees report that the charity successfully redeemed all outstanding loans to become debt-free, although funds remained a limiting factor. The charity maintains a significant unrestricted reserve of £243,455.00, which the trustees describe as a 'Capital Redemption Reserve Fund' set aside for property acquisition.
What the accounts disclose
“No cost has been incurred to generate voluntary income” — page 19
“Trustees resolved in 2009 that at least 85% of voluntary income (as at 2024 – £251,790) be set aside as ‘Capital Redemption Reserve Fund’” — page 20
“redeeming the properties of Dr & Mrs Abel Adegoke (our charity’s chairman), and Mrs Cecilia Odeyemi (our first Women’s leader) who gave their homes as collateral for the property, and thus were holding Boaler Street in trust” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/12/2019)
Trustees
- Dr ABEL KEHINDE ADEGOKE
- Dr BABATUNDE ENIOLA OGUNBIYI
- Dr OLAPOSI SIMEON KEHINDE MBSFFARCSI
- Dr VICTOR EBENUWA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £138k | £140k |
| 31/12/2024 | £125k | £86k |
| 31/12/2023 | £114k | £110k |
| 31/12/2022 | £139k | £103k |
| 31/12/2021 | £117k | £108k |
Common questions
Is ALIVE BELIEVERS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £1,749.86, reducing its total net assets from £312,890.00 to £311,140.00. The trustees report that the charity successfully redeemed all outstanding loans to become debt-free, although funds remained a limiting factor. The charity maintains a significant unrestricted reserve of £243,455.00, which the trustees describe as a 'Capital Redemption Reserve Fund' set aside for property acquisition. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ALIVE BELIEVERS CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ALIVE BELIEVERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND | FY2023 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/05/2024 | £120k | Beat Isolation Live Well Age Well |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/09/2021 | £10k | Older People - Beat Loneliness Project |
| UK government | 17/07/2020 | £28k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| King Charles III Charitable Fund | 1 | — |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £233k |
| THE RAYNE FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO | 1 | £29k |
| THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| FARNHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO) | 1 | £25k |
Charities like this
- ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
- ALIVE CITY CHURCH
- ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN
- ST ALBANS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK
- THE HUNTER CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIVE BELIEVERS CENTRE | £138k | — | 0 | unclear | 0.0% | no doubt |
| ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED | £747k | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALIVE CITY CHURCH | £378k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN | £1.9m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ST ALBANS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK | £107k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |