SPEAK LIFE

Registered charity 1185137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPEAKLIFE

The advancement of the Christian faith, through (but not exclusively through): proclaiming, publishing, and broadcasting messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature; training individuals and Churches in the principles of evangelism; advancing the understanding of the Christian faith, its meaning, and sense of purpose for moral and spiritual well-being as it relates to society as a whole.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECT ("THE OBJECT") WHICH IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS:- (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, THROUGH (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH):-(A) PROCLAIMING, PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE;(B) TRAINING INDIVIDUALS AND CHURCHES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF EVANGELISM;(C) ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, ITS MEANING, AND SENSE OF PURPOSE FOR MORAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AS IT RELATES TO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £112,376 and holds unrestricted funds of £460,546. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to meet the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant.

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 5 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Myles Donald Angus MacBean
• Francoise Adele Macaly
• Graham David Albans
• Katyana Leigh Malcolm
• Pardeep Bhogal
• Rev Richard James Owen · trustee of 2 other charities
• Stephen Edmund Foster
• Yolanda Alexandra Ibbett · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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