ZAMBIA OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1177269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ZAMBIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ALSO THE PUBLIC.2.THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.3.THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING BY DEVELOPING THE SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF THE ZAMBIAN COMMUNITY AND THE

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small cumulative surplus of £1,202.34, following total revenue of £42,045.47 and expenditure of £40,843. The trustees report highlights significant financial volatility, noting a heavy reliance on event-driven income and a concerning downward trend in core voluntary income. Consequently, the organization has low reserves and no stated reserves policy, with recommendations to establish a minimum reserves policy of 1–2 months' operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£42k£41k
31/03/2024£61k£61k
31/03/2023£54k£55k
31/03/2022£13k£11k
31/03/2021£21k£12k

Common questions

Is ZAMBIA OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small cumulative surplus of £1,202.34, following total revenue of £42,045.47 and expenditure of £40,843. The trustees report highlights significant financial volatility, noting a heavy reliance on event-driven income and a concerning downward trend in core voluntary income. Consequently, the organization has low reserves and no stated reserves policy, with recommendations to establish a minimum reserves policy of 1–2 months' operating costs.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government28/09/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund