ASSEMBLIES OF THE FIRST BORN

Registered charity 1156317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASSEMBLIES OF THE FB

ASSEMBLIES OF THE FIRST BORN IS A REGISTERED UK CHARITY WITH FOURTEEN CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE UK AND SIX FELLOWSHIP CHURCHES IN THE USA. WE SEEK TO DELIVER THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN A MANNER WHICH SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS, THE ELDERLY, OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ACCORDING TO THE RITES AND DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF THE FIRST BORN ("THE CHURCH") AND TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE RELIGIOUS PURPOSES ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,811 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total incoming resources of £223,754 and total expenditure of £204,943. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,977,304, which significantly exceeds the stated policy target of six months of planned expenditure. The charity holds substantial tangible fixed assets valued at over £4.1 million, including freehold property, while maintaining manageable short-term liabilities.

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 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.

• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08833424

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.

• PRYCE, Pearly Eugenie, Rev — director, appointed 02/04/2024on trustee list
• THOMAS, Herman Elisha — director, appointed 30/04/2015on trustee list
• VASSELL, Errol Kingsley, Rev — director, appointed 06/01/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev ERROL KINGSLEY VASSELLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Herman Elisha Thomas
• Rev ADALGO BROWN
• Rev Pearly Pryce

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Bristol City · Croydon · Derbyshire · Lambeth · Luton · Nottinghamshire · Swindon · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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