THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1152253 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VIZ A VIZ MINISTRIES

Promotion of the Christian religion through evangelism and education

Objects

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY COMMUNICATING THE GOOD NEWS THROUGH EVANGELISM AND THE TEACHING AND TRAINING OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES.

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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Registered contact address: Basildon, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£396k

Latest spending

£308k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £57,906, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining three months of expenditure. The charity reported a significant increase in total income to £395,857 compared to the prior year, resulting in a net surplus for the period. The trustees confirmed that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months of expenditure (reserves figure: £58k)

“The charity aims to maintain each reserve at a level to finance 3 months of expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties gave donations to the charity.

“During the year trustees and related parties gave a total of £1,310 (2024: £1,330) in donations to the charity.” — page 22

“During the year the charity gave a total of £261,678 to The Rooftop US, Inc, a partner non-profit corporation registered in the USA.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity gave grants to The Rooftop US, Inc, a partner non-profit corporation.

“During the year trustees and related parties gave a total of £1,310 (2024: £1,330) in donations to the charity.” — page 22

“During the year the charity gave a total of £261,678 to The Rooftop US, Inc, a partner non-profit corporation registered in the USA.” — page 22

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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: 3

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

Volunteers: 2

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

Volunteers: 3

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06702046

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.

BURGESS, Michael John — director, appointed 20/06/2016on trustee list
SCOTT-EVANS, Andrew Peter — director, appointed 12/12/2014not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael John Burgesschair
Andy Scott-Evans

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Benin · Bulgaria · Burundi · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Costa Rica · Czech Republic · El Salvador · Germany · Ghana · Guinea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£396k	£308k
31/12/2024	£32k	£36k
31/12/2023	£37k	£58k
31/12/2022	£82k	£83k
31/12/2021	£94k	£84k

Common questions

Is THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £57,906, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining three months of expenditure. The charity reported a significant increase in total income to £395,857 compared to the prior year, resulting in a net surplus for the period. The trustees confirmed that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£28k	relief of poverty
THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£20k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of religion and the advancement of education

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WORD OF GOD MINISTRY.

THE WORD OF GOD MINISTRY income £113k
RADSTOCK MINISTRIES income £362k
KPI MINISTRIES income £84k
JESUS CHRIST THE MINISTRY income £40k
CHRIST RESURRECTION MINISTRIES income £89k
FAITH MINISTRIES income £511k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROOFTOP MINISTRIES	£396k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORD OF GOD MINISTRY FY2025	£113k	up to £20,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RADSTOCK MINISTRIES FY2025	£362k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KPI MINISTRIES FY2025	£84k	£37,800	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JESUS CHRIST THE MINISTRY FY2025	£40k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST RESURRECTION MINISTRIES FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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