INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE

Registered charity 1181613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPC

The charity promotes 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

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Latest income
£762k
Latest spending
£451k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,357,506, an increase from the previous year's £1,046,588. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £310,918 for the year, funded by voluntary income and the sale of property. Long-term liabilities of £596,020 are held in bank loans, resulting in net assets of £1,357,506.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£762k
Total spending
£451k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~36.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£762k£451k
31/03/2024£984k£275k
31/03/2023£705k£456k
31/03/2022£222k£144k
31/03/2021£120k£121k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,357,506, an increase from the previous year's £1,046,588. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £310,918 for the year, funded by voluntary income and the sale of property. Long-term liabilities of £596,020 are held in bank loans, resulting in net assets of £1,357,506. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2023£12kMaterial grant included in Note 12
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2022£12k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2024£0

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE£762k—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST FY2024£1.7m——below—no doubt
COMMAND PRAYER CENTRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025£209k—0unclear—noted
CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO FY2025£763k—0unclear—no doubt
PRAISE CHAPEL FY2025£569k——unclear—no doubt
RELEASE INTERNATIONAL FY2025£3.7m£60,000 - £69,9991above—no doubt

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