CANAAN CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1171925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PREVIOUSLY: THE CANAAN TRUST

The object of the company is to advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public. A principal activity is the operation of a Christian bookshop and church resource centre (including a small lounge) in Staines, provision of a counselling service, promotion of united Christian church activities and distribution of literature to enlighten and teach others about the Christian religion.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINES. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF BROADCASTING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE, AND TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP, CHURCH RESOURCE CENTRE, PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE, THE PROMOTION OF UNITED CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,755 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £143,928. The directors confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of unrestricted administrative expenditure for its Ministries Fund, which held a balance of £62,018 at year-end.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10593926

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.

• EGHAREVBA, Desmond Osagie — director, appointed 21/03/2024on trustee list
• HEAD, Norman William — director, appointed 31/01/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Norman Headchair
• Desmond Osagie Egharevba
• Fiona Jane Crawforth

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

Operates in: Ghana · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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