REDEEMER CHURCH LONDON

Registered charity 1157928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF REDEEMER LONDON ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES, REDEEMER LONDON HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A MISSION FOCUSSED CHURCH IN EALING LONDON, CONSISTING OF MEN AND WOMEN OF DIFFERENT AGES FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN LONDON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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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Latest income

£811k

Latest spending

£652k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £1,624,642, with unrestricted reserves of £1,609,113 significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £160,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year of £159,757 and maintains substantial cash reserves of £1,587,507, indicating strong financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“One member of staff received salary at a rate of £60,000-£70,000 per annum” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One member of staff received salary at a rate of £60,000-£70,000 per annum” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)

“The Trustees have established a policy whereby free reserves held by the charity should be maintained at approximately 3 months rate of spend - this year that equates to approximately £160k.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Peter Cornford received £76,714 in wages/salaries and £7,674 in pension contributions for serving as a church leader, not as a trustee.

“Peter Cornford served as a church leader and received the above payments for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gift to outgoing chair

“made a one-off gift to the outgoing chair of trustees, Mark Sibuns, of restaurant vouchers costing £150.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£811k

Total spending

£652k

Reserves (reported)

£1.6m

Employees

7

Reported reserves equal ~29.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (12/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Kamika Nicole Wright
MARK DAVID SIBUNS
PETER JOHN CORNFORD · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter George Oberholzer
Stephanie Duell
Victory Thiru

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£811k	£652k
31/08/2024	£858k	£506k
31/08/2023	£615k	£414k
31/08/2022	£500k	£318k
31/08/2021	£438k	£254k

Common questions

Is REDEEMER CHURCH LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £1,624,642, with unrestricted reserves of £1,609,113 significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £160,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year of £159,757 and maintains substantial cash reserves of £1,587,507, indicating strong financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of REDEEMER CHURCH LONDON earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	1	£37k
GRACE CHURCH EXETER	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON.

TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON income £200k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") MAJESTY COURT income £217k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, OVERCOMERS HOUSE, PLYMOUTH income £117k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD LIVING WATER PARISH, STOKE-ON-TRENT income £348k
REDEMPTION CHURCH LONDON income £139k
REVELATION CHURCH - LONDON income £805k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REDEEMER CHURCH LONDON	£811k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON FY2025	£200k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") MAJESTY COURT FY2025	£217k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, OVERCOMERS HOUSE, PLYMOUTH FY2025	£117k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD LIVING WATER PARISH, STOKE-ON-TRENT FY2025	£348k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEMPTION CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£139k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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