LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED

Registered charity 1119980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision/assistance with accomodation, food, education and training for young people.Volunteering work in the local London community.Work with other Emmaus agencies to relieve poverty and homelessness in UK or Worldwide. Free Bible study courses and bible study seminars. Volunteers preached the Gospel abroad and a mass evangelism is held annually.

Objects

3) THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY:3.1) THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, OR ASSISTANCE IN SUCH PROVISION, FOR THE POOR AND HOMELESS IN THE EXETER AREA AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME.3.2) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT.3.3) THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF OTHER EMMAUS COMMUNITIES OR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE WITH OTHER, EMMAUS COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE.3.4) THE FULFILLING OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME HE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS BEING CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE 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: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant financial improvement, moving from a deficit of £13,626 to unrestricted reserves of £977,901. This positive position was driven by a surplus of £991,527, largely resulting from donations used to purchase a new freehold property. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The charity generated sufficient income in the year to 31 October 2025 to cover it's expenses. Consequently it made a surplus of £991,527. As a result, the charity's financial position improved significantly during the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from a deficit of £13,626 at 1 November 2024 to a positive balance of £977,901 at 31 October 2025.” — 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£40k

Reserves (reported)

£978k

Employees

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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

CHANGSUN KIM
Ransford Ekor
SUNGJIN OH

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£1.0m	£40k
31/10/2024	£24k	£33k
31/10/2023	£27k	£34k
31/10/2022	£23k	£23k
31/10/2021	£31k	£27k

Common questions

Is LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant financial improvement, moving from a deficit of £13,626 to unrestricted reserves of £977,901. This positive position was driven by a surplus of £991,527, largely resulting from donations used to purchase a new freehold property. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	1	£37k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UK.

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UK income £187k
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON income £1.1m
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON income £200k
REDEEMER CHURCH LONDON income £811k
GRACE MINISTRY, LONDON income £328k
REVELATION CHURCH - LONDON income £805k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED	£1.0m	Under £60,000	0	unclear	1.0%	no doubt
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UK FY2024	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON FY2025	£1.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON FY2025	£200k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REDEEMER CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£811k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
GRACE MINISTRY, LONDON FY2025	£328k	—	0	below	37.0%	no doubt

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