THE ANCIENT ROCK CHAPEL

Registered charity 1167385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ARC

Objectives and Aims a) The Church was established to advance the Christian faith and to b) provide and maintain facilities for the benefit of the community of London south east and the surrounding neighbourhood which facilities may without limitation include the provision of child care services, meetings, lectures , classes and other forms of education and recreation activitie

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:-(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN LONDON SOUTH EAST AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (B) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LONDON SOUTH EAST AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD WHICH FACILITIES MAY WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE SERVICES AND MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE. (C) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF LONDON SOUTH EAST, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (D) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN SUCH PARTS OF LONDON SOUTH EAST, 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £2,196 for the year ended 31st August 2025, compared to a net expenditure of £748 in the prior year. However, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £(4,360), indicating a cumulative deficit position. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue in business on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07357844

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• AGBEKO, Theodora — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
• KYEREMEH, Oppong — director, appointed 31/12/2015on trustee list
• DOVE, Divine — director, appointed 26/08/2010on trustee list
• DOVE, Joyce — director, appointed 26/08/2010on trustee list
• DOVE, Joyce — secretary, appointed 26/08/2010

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SNR PASTOR DIVINE DOVEchair
• JOYCE DOVE
• OPPONG KYEREMEH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Theodora Agbeko

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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