Soteria City International Gospel Church

Registered charity 1177828 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOTERIA CITY CHURCH

Christian faith based religious activities, Community support and development projects to alleviate suffering and poverty in our local community, empower young adults on vocational skills. Supporting other charities who help to alleviate suffering and poverty. Embark On Evangelical Missions, organise Leadership Training, Teachings, Seminars, Counselling, Discussions, and Revival.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gedling, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£20k

Latest spending

£21k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets stood at £1,516, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of annual expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £410 for the period, with total incoming resources of £32,318 and total resources expended of £31,908.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“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 5

Per its FY2024 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.

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

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: 15

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

Volunteers: 15

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

Volunteers: 12

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ebere Ayara
Frank Abu · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Kufre Levi Ayara
Victoria Somina Whyte

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£20k	£21k
31/12/2024	£32k	£32k
31/12/2023	£12k	£11k
31/12/2022	£5k	£5k
31/12/2021	£3k	£3k

Common questions

Is Soteria City International Gospel Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets stood at £1,516, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of annual expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £410 for the period, with total incoming resources of £32,318 and total resources expended of £31,908. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/08/2024	£20k	Soteria City Empowerment for Youth

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL COMMUNITY.

INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL COMMUNITY income £85k
INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL OF TRUTH CHURCH income £384k
KOINONIA EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £126k
LOGOS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH income £133k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (SANCTUARY OF POWER) income £68k
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Soteria City International Gospel Church	£20k	—	below	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL COMMUNITY FY2025	£85k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL OF TRUTH CHURCH FY2026	£384k	up to £50,000	unclear	—	no doubt
KOINONIA EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£126k	£36,295.98	unclear	—	no doubt
LOGOS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH FY2025	£133k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (SANCTUARY OF POWER) FY2025	£68k	—	below	—	no doubt

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