SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1145275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

THE PRINCIPLE PURPOSE OF CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IMPACT LIVES THROUGH THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURE. THE LEADERSHIP SHALL ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY INTERACTING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES; THUS EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIVE LIVES IN A POSITIVE MANNER.

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £6,180 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £15,262, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of £1,650. Expenditure rose by 39% to £26,088, largely driven by increased community support, while unrestricted receipts grew by 51%. The accounts indicate adequate resources with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one month’s unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £15k)

“SIM’s policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves, where possible, equivalent to at least one month’s unrestricted expenditure.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 4
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 7

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Joycelyn Annetta Vasselchair
CARVEL VASSEL
Jennifer Bryan
Monica Davis

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£32k	£26k
31/12/2024	£21k	£19k
31/12/2023	£19k	£22k
31/12/2022	£17k	£20k
31/12/2021	£24k	£11k

Common questions

Is SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £6,180 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £15,262, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of £1,650. Expenditure rose by 39% to £26,088, largely driven by increased community support, while unrestricted receipts grew by 51%. The accounts indicate adequate resources with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£84k
TSEDOKO LIMITED	1	£43k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS	1	£34k
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£30k
TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA	1	£20k
ADENFIRST LIMITED	1	£20k
UOHC SUPERVISION LTD	1	£19k
MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUSSAINI ISLAMIC MISSION.

HUSSAINI ISLAMIC MISSION income £126k
BALHAM MOSQUE income £1.1m
IMAM HUSSEIN CHARITY income £615k
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST income £351k
MARANATHA EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £43k
SHAR HAMELECH income £654k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES	£32k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUSSAINI ISLAMIC MISSION FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BALHAM MOSQUE FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
IMAM HUSSEIN CHARITY FY2024	£615k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST FY2025	£351k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MARANATHA EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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