ENCOUNTER ARENA

Registered charity 1182247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Church that aims to help and empower the community through biblical principles of the Christian faith to live a fulfilled life. We have a variety of weekly services and and events for all to join in. We are passionate about helping those in need both here and internationally.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£261k

Latest spending

£250k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £260,966.64, with total expenditure amounting to £249,595.64, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves (cash and bank) stood at £11,371, which they consider adequate to cover three to six months of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of regular operating costs (held: £11k)

“The trustees consider that holding reserves equivalent to approximately three to six months of regular operating costs is an appropriate level” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rebecca Kangauchair
CAROLINE STANLEY
JOYCE STANLEY
STANLEY UKRAKPO

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

Operates in: Ghana · Kenya · Nigeria · The Gambia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£261k	£250k
31/12/2023	£63k	£57k
31/12/2022	£55k	£51k
31/12/2021	£44k	£34k
31/12/2020	£18k	£15k

Common questions

Is ENCOUNTER ARENA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £260,966.64, with total expenditure amounting to £249,595.64, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves (cash and bank) stood at £11,371, which they consider adequate to cover three to six months of operating costs. 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	29/04/2022	£10k	Natural Encounters
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/07/2021	£3k	Music Night Out
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2021	£10k	THE ROAR PROJECT
UK government	26/06/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/08/2019	£10k	R.O.A.R (Rise of a Remnant)

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH SUTTON COLDFIELD.

ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH SUTTON COLDFIELD income £203k
COMMAND PRAYER CENTRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £209k
EARLESFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £109k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE income £120k
LIFESPRING CHURCH income £1.2m
KINGDOM APOSTOLIC EMPOWERMENT CENTRE income £155k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ENCOUNTER ARENA	£261k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH SUTTON COLDFIELD FY2025	£203k	£41,688	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMAND PRAYER CENTRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£209k	—	unclear	—	noted
EARLESFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2026	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFESPRING CHURCH FY2024	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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