CLF LIFE CENTRE

Registered charity 1168879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP, THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE CHRISTIAN MISSION AND EVANGELISM, PASTORAL WORK (INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND BEREAVED), THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STATEMENT OF BELIEFS) IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £2,745, reversing a deficit from the previous year, and held unrestricted cash reserves of £95,543. The trustees note that all funds are unrestricted and indicate a policy to retain reserves equivalent to nine months of operating costs, a target not yet reached. Total receipts decreased to £78,489 from £91,973, while total payments also fell significantly to £75,744.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £33,533

“The largest items of expenditure were pastor’s gross salary and on-costs (£33,533)” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: nine months’ operating costs (reserves figure: £96k)

“Where general reserves grow beyond a target level equivalent to nine months’ operating costs, more long-term investments will be explored.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

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 31/12/2023 (received 02/11/2024, 2 days after the 31/10/2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emmanuel Kodua · trustee of 1 other charity
JOY CAMPBELL
John Dompreh
Rev Akinlolu Adedayo Oladapo Adeagbo
Rev PHILIP HILL · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£78k	£76k
31/12/2024	£92k	£114k
31/12/2023	£127k	£129k
31/12/2022	£95k	£96k
31/12/2021	£87k	£98k

Common questions

Is CLF LIFE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £2,745, reversing a deficit from the previous year, and held unrestricted cash reserves of £95,543. The trustees note that all funds are unrestricted and indicate a policy to retain reserves equivalent to nine months of operating costs, a target not yet reached. Total receipts decreased to £78,489 from £91,973, while total payments also fell significantly to £75,744. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CLF LIFE CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £33,533 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£199k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£14k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£5k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £44k
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE HORSHAM CIO income £308k
THE C3 CHURCH income £2.5m
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL income £209k
CHAPEL OF LIFE income £285k
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND) income £228k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLF LIFE CENTRE	£78k	£33,533	unclear	—	no doubt
CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025	£44k	—	below	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE HORSHAM CIO FY2025	£308k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE C3 CHURCH FY2025	£2.5m	—	below	—	no doubt
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL FY2025	£209k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAPEL OF LIFE FY2025	£285k	—	within	—	no doubt

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