CENTRAL LONDON FORERUNNERS

Registered charity 1169620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLF

1. Holding weekly prayer, bible studies and worship meetings;2. Hosting "Relationship rooms" for group discussions on the complexities of relationships3. Homeless outreach4. Facilitating the celebrations of Christian festivals

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS AND ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT CHRISTIANITY.

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

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,210 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £30,950 against expenditure of £35,160. Unrestricted cash reserves decreased from £88,292 to £84,082, which the trustees note is approximately three months of resources expended. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income for the year was £ 30,950 (PY 38,360), and expenditure £35,160 (PY: £21,165) leaving a deficit for the year of £4,210 (PY: £17,195 surplus)” — page 3
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 02/07/2024, 153 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 01/04/2021 (received 26/01/2023, 359 days after the 01/02/2022 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

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£31k£35k
31/03/2024£38k£21k
31/03/2023£24k£9k
01/04/2022£26k£4k
01/04/2021£29k£5k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL LONDON FORERUNNERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,210 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £30,950 against expenditure of £35,160. Unrestricted cash reserves decreased from £88,292 to £84,082, which the trustees note is approximately three months of resources expended. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CENTRAL LONDON FORERUNNERS£31k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRAL CHURCH WARRINGTON FY2025£172k—0unclear—noted
CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS FY2026£319k—0below—no doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE (CENTRAL LONDON) FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
C3 NEWCASTLE FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£664k—0unclear—no doubt

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