COVENANT CHURCH

Registered charity 1169459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

We are a friendly and vibrant Church passionate about the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Christian Faith. We are actively involved in our local community and city, undertaking charitable activities, and working in partnership for the well being of the members of our community, including young people, families and the vulnerable and disadvantaged. We engage in Evangelism and Christian seminars.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS AND BIBLE STUDIES, LECTURES AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY3)FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: A) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WITH THEIR STUDIES; B) SUPPORTING PARENTS TO ENGAGE MORE WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING GREATER PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; AND C) THE PROVISION OF SEMINARS, LECTURES AND CAREER COUNSELLING SERVICES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southampton, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £497,862 from £784,933 in the prior year, while resources expended rose significantly to £364,083 from £220,886. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (accumulated funds) stood at £1,304,409, providing a net asset position that supports the charity's ongoing operations.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 £910k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Candylor Mutandiro
• Dr Abigail Paul-Oddoye
• JOSEPH ANERTEY-QUAYE
• KUDZAI CHIKODZORE

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Common questions

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW COVENANT CHURCH BRISTOL.

• NEW COVENANT CHURCH BRISTOL income £105k
• NEW COVENANT CHURCH BERMONDSEY income £547k
• NEW COVENANT CHURCH MANCHESTER income £569k
• NEW COVENANT CHURCH ISLINGTON income £61k
• HONITON COMMUNITY CHURCH income £218k
• COVENANT LOVE PEOPLE income £216k

Side by side with its peers

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