INTERNATIONAL LIFE CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1126038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust operates as a church established in Wolverhampton. The church supports church members and others through the activities of the church.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THESCHEDULE HERETO IN WOLVERHAMPTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THEWORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICHARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITHTHE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TORELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITEDKINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATION AND OVERSEAS

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£93k
Latest spending
£95k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,394.27 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 16% decline in donations and an 11% drop in investment income. Total expenses increased by 20% compared to the prior year, largely due to higher utility costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to fund the day-to-day activities of the Trust and to temporarily accumulate funds to finance major development projects and activities (held: £76k)
“It is the policy of the trust to hold sufficient reserves to fund the day-to-day activities of the Trust and to temporarily accumulate funds to finance major development projects and activities.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: E. Kapofu and I. Kapofu received allowances for their roles within the Trust.
“During the year the following trustees and related parties received allowances for their roles within the Trust: E. Kapofu and I. Kapofu;” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees E. Kapofu and I. Kapofu received allowances for their roles within the Trust.
“During the year the following trustees and related parties received allowances for their roles within the Trust: E. Kapofu and I. Kapofu;” — page 18
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£93k£95k
31/12/2023£109k£79k
31/12/2022£112k£85k
31/12/2021£82k£75k
31/12/2020£84k£64k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL LIFE CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,394.27 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 16% decline in donations and an 11% drop in investment income. Total expenses increased by 20% compared to the prior year, largely due to higher utility costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.