MERCY SEAT INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1145976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIGHT SEEKERS CHAPEL, LSC

HOLDING REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH PRACTICING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION'S ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: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.

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

£50k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £21,237, which is below its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reports a net asset position of £16,348 and notes that it took a loan planned for repayment over five years, while maintaining that costs have been well managed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £21k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

HACKMAN ASAMOAH
KOFI DARKWAH OKYERE
Rev DANIEL OFOSU BONNKE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ghana · Spain · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£50k	£27k
31/12/2023	£37k	£37k
31/12/2022	£45k	£42k
31/12/2021	£22k	£37k
31/12/2020	£26k	£34k

Common questions

Is MERCY SEAT INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £21,237, which is below its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reports a net asset position of £16,348 and notes that it took a loan planned for repayment over five years, while maintaining that costs have been well managed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.