EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE
HOLDING REGULAR SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT THROUGH PRACTICING THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
Objects
3.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:3.2.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH {IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS} IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.2.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND3.2.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.3.3 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £10,536 for the year ended 30th April 2025, compared to a surplus of £9,300 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves with a policy target of at least three months of unrestricted expenditure, and the net assets at year-end were £27,215.
What the accounts disclose
“Voluntary income is received by way of Tithes offerings, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.” — page 9
“A minimum level of free reserves equating to at least three months of unrestricted expenditure is considered sufficient to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to emergency needs which arise from time to time.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- JANE KIGURU
- John Kaniaru
- Rev PETER KAMAU
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £412k | £402k |
| 30/04/2024 | £345k | £356k |
| 30/04/2023 | £399k | £394k |
| 30/04/2022 | £308k | £301k |
| 30/04/2021 | £239k | £221k |
Common questions
Is EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £10,536 for the year ended 30th April 2025, compared to a surplus of £9,300 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves with a policy target of at least three months of unrestricted expenditure, and the net assets at year-end were £27,215. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/12/2021 | £50k | "Discover our Culture and Traditional Heritage." |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/01/2021 | £10k | COVID-Deeds |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE | £412k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER | £245k | £47,966 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CENTRE CHURCH | £167k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMANUEL CHURCH (SALISBURY) | £187k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE | £186k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |