NEW COVENANT CHURCH ABBEYWOOD

Registered charity 1175390 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main objective of the CIO is to advance the Christian religion for public benefit

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

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: Gravesham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£47k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £54,229 exceeded the stated policy target of £10,976.25 to £21,952.50, representing more than three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £47,304 against total expenditure of £43,905.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £54k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves of the charity at a level which equates to at least 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The pastor received a stipend.

“No member of the board of trustees received any remuneration except the pastor who received a stipend during the year.” — page 13

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

BUKOLA OSOBEchair
Dr AKINWUNMI OLAGUNJU
ENITAN BAMTEFA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£47k	£44k
31/12/2024	£51k	£44k
31/12/2023	£49k	£51k
31/12/2022	£40k	£40k
31/12/2021	£42k	£20k

Common questions

Is NEW COVENANT CHURCH ABBEYWOOD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £54,229 exceeded the stated policy target of £10,976.25 to £21,952.50, representing more than three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £47,304 against total expenditure of £43,905. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	1	£103k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD	1	£23k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRIST CENTRAL.

CHRIST CENTRAL income £521k
PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION income £169k
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM income £567k
NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD income £109k
NEW COVENANT CHURCH ISLINGTON income £61k
JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO income £14.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW COVENANT CHURCH ABBEYWOOD	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL FY2025	£521k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FY2025	£169k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM FY2025	£567k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD FY2025	£109k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH ISLINGTON FY2025	£61k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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