THE TABERNACLE GLOBAL MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1132617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Tabernacle carries out the following activities :Sunday WorshipMidweek Prayer & Bible StudyMen's fellowship - Men Under Spiritual Construction & Life Empowerment (MUSCLE)Women's fellowship - Women of Wisdom (WOW)Youth Work - G4T, King's KidzCommunity work - Restoration, Empowerment And Community Help (REACH)GRACE - working with Persecuted ChurchesFoodbank distribution centre

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.4m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves increased by £519,953 to £2,465,694, with unrestricted net free reserves of £100,335. The Trustees note that this free reserves figure is currently in deficit of the stated policy requirement of £500,000 (equivalent to three months' routine expenditure). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“1 employee (2023: 1) received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 employee (2023: 1) received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £100k)
“The Trustees are aware that the free reserves requirement is currently in deficit of the free reserves held” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Claudette Brown, a trustee, received gross remuneration of £50,000 and pension contributions of £1,313 during the year in her employed capacity of Chief of Staff & Strategy.
“Claudette Brown, a trustee, received gross remuneration of £50,000 (2023: £37,275) and pension contributions of £1,313 (2023: £931) during the year in her employed capacity of Chief of Staff & Strategy.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Claudette Brown, a trustee, received gross remuneration of £50,000 (2023: £37,275) and pension contributions of £1,313 (2023: £931) during the year in her employed capacity of Chief of Staff & Strategy.” — page 26
“Michael White, a member of the Key Management Personnel, received an advance from the charity which was subsequently repaid by him to the charity. At 31 December 2024 an amount of £1,435 was owed by him (in debtors) which has been repaid to the charity since the year end.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: KMP loan
“Claudette Brown, a trustee, received gross remuneration of £50,000 (2023: £37,275) and pension contributions of £1,313 (2023: £931) during the year in her employed capacity of Chief of Staff & Strategy.” — page 26
“Michael White, a member of the Key Management Personnel, received an advance from the charity which was subsequently repaid by him to the charity. At 31 December 2024 an amount of £1,435 was owed by him (in debtors) which has been repaid to the charity since the year end.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“Claudette Brown, a trustee, received gross remuneration of £50,000 (2023: £37,275) and pension contributions of £1,313 (2023: £931) during the year in her employed capacity of Chief of Staff & Strategy.” — page 26
“Michael White, a member of the Key Management Personnel, received an advance from the charity which was subsequently repaid by him to the charity. At 31 December 2024 an amount of £1,435 was owed by him (in debtors) which has been repaid to the charity since the year end.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Tabernacle Global Ministries (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£177k
Reserves (reported)
£616k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4.4m£2.6m
31/12/2024£2.4m£1.9m
31/12/2023£2.1m£2.1m
31/12/2022£2.2m£1.9m
31/12/2021£1.7m£3.0m

Common questions

Is THE TABERNACLE GLOBAL MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased by £519,953 to £2,465,694, with unrestricted net free reserves of £100,335. The Trustees note that this free reserves figure is currently in deficit of the stated policy requirement of £500,000 (equivalent to three months' routine expenditure). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE TABERNACLE GLOBAL MINISTRIES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAITH TABERNACLE UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TABERNACLE GLOBAL MINISTRIES£4.4mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
FAITH TABERNACLE UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH TRUST FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE TRUST FY2024£282k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST DULWICH TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£102k—0unclear—no doubt
WORSHIP TABERNACLE MINISTRIES FY2024£1.8m£120,001 - £130,000—above—no doubt
GRACE TABERNACLE FY2024£313k—0unclear—no doubt

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