ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH HOLDING CHURCH SERVICES, PRAYER MEETINGS AND LECTURES TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC TO DEAL WITH PRACTICAL LIFE ISSUES AND ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH HOLDING CHURCH SERVICES, PRAYER MEETINGS AND LECTURES TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT CHRISTIAN RELIGION.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £99,198 to £66,262, resulting in a net incoming resource deficit of £4,810 for the year. The charity reported total incoming resources of £156,583 against total resources expended of £151,773, with unrestricted funds covering current liabilities and maintaining a positive net asset position.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- Risk management
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/06/2022)
Trustees
- Rev KEN OBENGchair
- BEN OWUSU DOMFEH
- DAVID OBENG
- MARY ACQUAH
- YAW BAAH-OKYERE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £157k | £152k |
| 31/03/2024 | £199k | £138k |
| 31/03/2023 | £108k | £105k |
| 31/03/2022 | £137k | £143k |
| 31/03/2021 | £144k | £151k |
Common questions
Is ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £99,198 to £66,262, resulting in a net incoming resource deficit of £4,810 for the year. The charity reported total incoming resources of £156,583 against total resources expended of £151,773, with unrestricted funds covering current liabilities and maintaining a positive net asset position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/08/2023 | £10k | The neighbourhood hot meal centre |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| EXCELLENCE DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY SCHEME,BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB) | 1 | £7k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL | £157k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH | £1000k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| ANCHOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | £552k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALIVE CITY CHURCH UK | £107k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALPHA INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES | £448k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH FOUNDATION LTD | £236k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |