THE LIBERTY CHURCH

Registered charity 1169864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Principal objectives of The Liberty Church as set out in our memorandum & articles of association is the advancement of the Christian religion by the pronouncement of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is accomplished via our weekly services, concerted evangelism & outreach, bridge events, development programmes, counselling, provision of welfare services, age & stage relevant events.

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Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,280,591, held to meet service commitments and capital expenditures. The charity reported a net income of £230,055 for the year, with total incoming resources of £3,441,860 primarily from donations. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity is functioning as a going concern with adequate resources.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to ensure that we can meet our commitments to providing our services and activities and staffing obligations in the event of a reduction or absence of funds/volunteer donations ; towards the acquisition of sites for our other locations or payment for venues and to meet some key events expenditure that are capital intensive (held: £3.3m)
“These reserves are held to ensure that we can meet our commitments to providing our services and activities and staffing obligations in the event of a reduction or absence of funds/volunteer donations ; towards the acquisition of sites for our other locations or payment for venues and to meet some key events expenditure that are capital intensive e.g. Crossover Service / Atmosphere of Worship & Wonders, International Breakthrough Nights.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee A R Fola-Alade received gross remuneration of £67,358.
“The trustee A R Fola-Alade who is also a director was paid gross remuneration of £67,358 during the year.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Precious Sight Foundation (PSF) a UK based charity is considered a related party as the company secretary is also the company secretary and Executive Pastor of The Liberty Church. During the year donations totalling £6,000 were made to PSF (2023: £6,000)
“Precious Sight Foundation (PSF) a UK based charity is considered a related party as the company secretary is also the company secretary and Executive Pastor of The Liberty Church. During the year donations totalling £6,000 were made to PSF (2023: £6,000)” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sigma Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~12.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Canada · Nigeria · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.4m£3.2m
31/12/2023£3.4m£2.9m
31/12/2022£2.7m£2.4m
31/12/2021£2.3m£1.4m
31/12/2020£2.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE LIBERTY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,280,591, held to meet service commitments and capital expenditures. The charity reported a net income of £230,055 for the year, with total incoming resources of £3,441,860 primarily from donations. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity is functioning as a going concern with adequate resources. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sigma Accountants Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Liberty Church Rotherham.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIBERTY CHURCH£3.4m——unclear—no doubt
Liberty Church Rotherham FY2024£241k—0above—no doubt
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH FY2024£974k—0above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD NEWNESS OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£229kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS FY2024£994k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON) FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt

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