LIFE MINISTRIES TRUST

Registered charity 1152096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance any purpose recognised as being charitable within the laws of England and Wales in Africa, in particular but not exclusively by supporting the work and well-being of the team of Life Ministries Christian Centre, Africa and beyond.

Objects

TO ADVANCE ANY PURPOSE RECOGNISED AS BEING CHARITABLE WITHIN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN AFRICA AND BEYOND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF LIFE MINISTRIES CHRISTIAN CENTRE, AFRICA AND BEYOND.

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£176k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's expenses were less than 0.01% of revenue, with over 99.99% of donations used for its mission. The charity held £37,799.32 in cash at the end of the financial year. The trustees confirm the accounts comply with statutory requirements and SORP.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“our expenses were less than 0.01% of revenue, resulting in over 99.99% of all donations being used effectively supporting the ongoing work of Life Ministries Christian Centre.”

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID ANTHONY PULLchair
ANDREW BROWNLEE · trustee of 1 other charity
BRIAN KEITH FAWCETT
Dr JEROME HARRY PEREIRA
Gordon Bruce Hazelton
Isabelle Ruth Cant

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

Operates in: Rwanda · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£203k	£176k
31/05/2024	£132k	£127k
31/05/2023	£132k	£132k
31/05/2022	£111k	£35
31/05/2021	£91k	£88k

Common questions

Is LIFE MINISTRIES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's expenses were less than 0.01% of revenue, with over 99.99% of donations used for its mission. The charity held £37,799.32 in cash at the end of the financial year. The trustees confirm the accounts comply with statutory requirements and SORP. 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
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES	1	£656k
THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH	1	£72k
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£46k
GATEWAY CHURCH ASHFORD	1	£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES.

LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES income £1.6m
NEW LIFE TRUST income £778k
OUR JESUS LIVES MINISTRIES income £123k
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED income £163k
BROOKS OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £119k
CITY FAITH MINISTRIES TRUST income £333k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIFE MINISTRIES TRUST	£203k	—	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2024	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE TRUST FY2024	£778k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OUR JESUS LIVES MINISTRIES FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROOKS OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£119k	—	above	—	no doubt

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