STRATFORD CHURCH OF CHRIST

Registered charity 1153326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our charity is involved in upholding the teachings of the Holy Bible. Hence we engage the general public in the study of the gospel that leads to salvation in accordance with the Bible. As a result of this, we help the needy, vulnerable, aged in the society and any genuine member of the society deserving of our support. We also respond to requests from victims of natural disasters internationally.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. TO WORK WITH OTHER CHURCHES OF CHRIST LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£196k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £143,562 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £254,983. The trustees report that reserves are maintained between three and six months' expenditure, a level they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity is governed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and its accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three- and six months’ expenditure (held: £255k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level between three- and six months’ 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
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

KWAKU TWUMASIchair
Chikwado Opefi
EMMANUEL ADADE-BOATENG
Ernest Tenkorang Danquah

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Newham · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£196k	£52k
31/12/2023	£72k	£39k
31/12/2022	£72k	£32k
31/12/2021	£45k	£27k
31/12/2020	£48k	£28k

Common questions

Is STRATFORD CHURCH OF CHRIST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £143,562 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £254,983. The trustees report that reserves are maintained between three and six months' expenditure, a level they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity is governed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and its accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.