SANCTUARY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
A place of worship.Services are held every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday in a rented building.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £35,176 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £268,034 to £232,858. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of three months of annual expenditure, but the document does not explicitly state the current unrestricted reserves figure to allow for a direct comparison against this target.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ('the free reserves') held by the church should be 3 months of annual expenditure.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- Ojuolape Adebisi Aina
- Patricia Titilola Akinle
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £32k | £67k |
| 31/03/2024 | £58k | £68k |
| 31/03/2023 | £47k | £32k |
| 31/03/2022 | £48k | £18k |
| 31/03/2021 | £50k | £18k |
Common questions
Is SANCTUARY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £35,176 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £268,034 to £232,858. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of three months of annual expenditure, but the document does not explicitly state the current unrestricted reserves figure to allow for a direct comparison against this target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.