Help For Persecuted Christians

Registered charity 1163363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS LTD

Provision of safe houses for women trapped in forced marriagesDebt Relief programmesClean water projectsLegal Aid provision for victims of blasphemy laws and persecutionInternational advocacyUK poverty eradication programmes in local community Social integration programmes for teenagers RedbridgeHomeless help in local community of RedbridgeCommunity Cohesion programmes in Redbridge

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-(1) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY :(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY , SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(E) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.(F) ACTING AS ADVOCATES FOR PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS FACING PERSECUTION.(2) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.4. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE UK OR PAKISTAN BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£159k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has material uncertainties casting significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern, despite the Trustees' reasonable expectation of adequate resources. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,735 against total creditors of £4,622, resulting in a net current liability position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The Trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may existence for the foreseeable future, however there are material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. cast significant doubt on the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: India · Pakistan · Redbridge · Sri Lanka · Thailand

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£159k£160k
31/08/2024£94k£98k
31/08/2023£117k£108k
31/08/2022£92k£97k
31/08/2021£93k£140k

Common questions

Is Help For Persecuted Christians financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has material uncertainties casting significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern, despite the Trustees' reasonable expectation of adequate resources. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,735 against total creditors of £4,622, resulting in a net current liability position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) FAITH CHAPEL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Help For Persecuted Christians£159k—0unclear—material uncertainty
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) FAITH CHAPEL FY2024£183k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD OVERCOMERS HOUSE CHIPPENHAM FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
RELEASE INTERNATIONAL FY2025£3.7m£60,000 - £69,9991above—no doubt
FAITH&VICTORY CHURCH FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - MY FATHER'S HOUSE, DUNSTABLE FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt

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