FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH (PRAISE CHAPEL)

Registered charity 1154037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of christian religion Community outreach events. Provision of welfare support to members. Provision of support to other charities. Conferences and Events.

Objects

I) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN UK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE INCLUDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE UK, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TOWARDS SCHOOL OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL FEES III) TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF GOODS, ITEMS, SERVICES OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN NEED IV) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FINDING EMPLOYMENTV) TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY IN THE UK, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS;B) PROMOTING MUTUAL TOLERANCE, CONFIDENCE, RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING;C) WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WHO SHARE OUR VISION TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS; D) ORGANISING SEMINARS, TALKS AND CONFERENCES WHICH AIM AT BRINGING PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS RELIGIONS TOGETHER IN ORDER PROMOTE PEACE AND FRIENDLINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

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 · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £347 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds carried forward of £8,896. The trustees' reserves policy targets three months of annual expenditure, a level the charity currently falls below given its negative fund balance. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no material irregularities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 01/11/2024, 1 day after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Olukayode Adarijo Akindelechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL AKOMA
• OLANREWAJU GODWIN ODEJIDE
• OLUSOLA AJAYI

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOURSQUARE CHURCH ( GREAT BRITAIN ).

• FOURSQUARE CHURCH ( GREAT BRITAIN ) income £132k
• UPPER ROOM FOURSQUARE CHAPEL income £135k
• KENT FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH income £208k
• DEWSBURY GOSPEL CHURCH income £223k
• ELTHAM FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH income £34k
• GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP ASSOCIATION UK income £44k

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