THE GLORIOUS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1142284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GCIM

Religious activities and providing services.

Objects

OBJECTS 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 3.1.1 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;3.1.2 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; AND 3.1.3 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. 3.2 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: LOCALOVERSEAS

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

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Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £935 for the year, resulting in unrestricted cash funds of only £214 at year-end. The trustees' reserve policy targets £8,250, meaning actual reserves are significantly below the stated target. The filing notes the charity was challenged by the high cost of living, with rent remaining the highest cost.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' unrestricted payment totalling £8,250 (held: £214)
“It is GCIM’s policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible) which equals 3 months’ unrestricted payment totalling £8,250 to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The net result for the year was a deficit of £935 on unrestricted funds, total cash funds at the yearend was £214.” — page 3
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: Sierra Leone · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£78k£79k
31/12/2023£99k£104k
31/12/2022£125k£129k
31/12/2021£86k£104k
31/12/2020£82k£61k

Common questions

Is THE GLORIOUS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £935 for the year, resulting in unrestricted cash funds of only £214 at year-end. The trustees' reserve policy targets £8,250, meaning actual reserves are significantly below the stated target. The filing notes the charity was challenged by the high cost of living, with rent remaining the highest cost. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.