CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO

Registered charity 1160677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CPC

- CHRISTIAN BASED TEACHING - CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CLUBS- WORSHIP SERVICES- SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY- SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS- SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSIONS- OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY IN NEED OF SUPPORT

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Latest income
£763k
Latest spending
£596k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £419,504, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of holding between £150,000 and £250,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £167,100 for the year, with total income of £763,418 against expenditure of £596,318.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £150,000 and £250,000 (held: £420k)
It remains our policy is to hold between 3 to 6 months of expenditure in reserves; between £150,000 and £250,000. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£763k
Total spending
£596k
Reserves (reported)
£420k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£763k£596k
31/12/2024£780k£874k
31/12/2023£703k£506k
31/12/2022£728k£395k
31/12/2021£536k£410k

Common questions

Is CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £419,504, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of holding between £150,000 and £250,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £167,100 for the year, with total income of £763,418 against expenditure of £596,318. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2020£20kMake Lunch