PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH

Registered charity 1159535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion;Performance of marriage, baby dedication, funerals and adult baptism;Delivery of a range of social and leisure activities to engage members and non-members.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION;4.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE;4.3 TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS; AND4.4 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH GOODS OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£398k
Latest spending
£428k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £29,781 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £36,344 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,242,262, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet day-to-day operations and align with their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (reserves figure: £4.2m)
“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 equivalent to three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Qualified audit opinion due to incomplete books/records from branches and inability to confirm adequate accounting records/policies.
“The books and records maintained and submitted to us by a number of the Branches are incomplete and do not contain the full description of the nature of income and expenditure. Consequently we were unable to determine whether any adjustment to the figures and classification was necessary. We are also unable to confirm that satisfactory financial policies and procedures are in operation throughout the charity and that adequate accounting records are maintained.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Leroy Reid & Co. 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 150

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 31/03/2021 (received 15/02/2022, 15 days after the 31/01/2022 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£579k
Total spending
£108k
Reserves (reported)
£680k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~75.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£398k£428k
31/03/2024£323k£359k
31/03/2023£349k£331k
31/03/2022£287k£187k
31/03/2021£579k£108k

Common questions

Is PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £29,781 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £36,344 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,242,262, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet day-to-day operations and align with their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Leroy Reid & Co.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£14kDementia Cafe @ PCMC Brent

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£80k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH (WILLESDEN).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH£398k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH (WILLESDEN) FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2026£42k—0unclear—no doubt
PENTECOST BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£190k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MISSION CHURCH FY2026£45k——unclear—no doubt
PENTECOSTAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CHRIST (4TH WATCH) FY2025£195k—0above—no doubt

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