FAITH CHURCH MINISTRIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1166473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity seeks to demonstrate and advance the Christian faith in action by being a local church in the South West of London particularly working with the Sri Lankan community and also working in Sri Lanka and Europe in evangelistic and teaching ministries.

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Latest income
£462k
Latest spending
£569k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £106,285 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £652,120 to £545,835. The trustees report that the charity purchased a new building in April 2024, incurring significant one-off expenditure, and anticipate financial performance will improve in the next financial year as this expenditure is past. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £528,456 against a policy of retaining reserves sufficient for foreseeable needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient for the foreseeable needs of the church (held: £528k)
“The Trustees have set a policy of retaining reserves sufficient for the foreseeable needs of the church.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£610k
Total spending
£341k
Reserves (reported)
£245k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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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£462k£569k
31/03/2024£610k£341k
31/03/2023£423k£329k
31/03/2022£365k£303k
31/03/2021£284k£267k

Common questions

Is FAITH CHURCH MINISTRIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £106,285 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £652,120 to £545,835. The trustees report that the charity purchased a new building in April 2024, incurring significant one-off expenditure, and anticipate financial performance will improve in the next financial year as this expenditure is past. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £528,456 against a policy of retaining reserves sufficient for foreseeable needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STREATHAM CENTRAL CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAITH CHURCH MINISTRIES LIMITED£462k—0unclear—no doubt
STREATHAM CENTRAL CHURCH FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON) FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£497k—0no_policy—no doubt
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON FY2025£267k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt

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