TORCH MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1185446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Professional counselling & psychotherapy / discipleship & Bible training / women's ministry / media / spiritual development conferences & meetings / consultancy.

Objects

1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; AND2.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE, INCLUDING VIA PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£190k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Torch Ministries held unrestricted reserves of £52,746 at the end of the financial year, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining three to four months of income. The trustees confirmed that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £27,800 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“During the financial year Trustee Reverend Samuel Bazmjou received £27,800 (2024:£24,500) for Leadership, Discipleship, Bible Training & Media costs in his capacity as CEO of Torch Ministries” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Trustee for services

“During the financial year Trustee Reverend Samuel Bazmjou received £27,800 (2024:£24,500) for Leadership, Discipleship, Bible Training & Media costs in his capacity as CEO of Torch Ministries in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 12

“During the financial year Mrs Rashin Soodmand-Bazmjou (Wife of Trustee Mr Samuel Bazmjou) received £37,000 (2024:£35,000) for Psychotherapeutic Counselling & Women's Ministry, Media and discipleship costs supplied to Torch Ministries in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to connected person (Trustee's wife)

“During the financial year Trustee Reverend Samuel Bazmjou received £27,800 (2024:£24,500) for Leadership, Discipleship, Bible Training & Media costs in his capacity as CEO of Torch Ministries in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 12

“During the financial year Mrs Rashin Soodmand-Bazmjou (Wife of Trustee Mr Samuel Bazmjou) received £37,000 (2024:£35,000) for Psychotherapeutic Counselling & Women's Ministry, Media and discipleship costs supplied to Torch Ministries in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Patrick Maurice Wrightchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr SAMUEL BAZMJOU · trustee of 1 other charity
MALCOLM STUART STEER · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Canada · Germany · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£190k	£144k
31/12/2024	£121k	£117k
31/12/2023	£67k	£70k
31/12/2022	£56k	£49k
31/03/2022	£17k	£62k

Common questions

Is TORCH MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Torch Ministries held unrestricted reserves of £52,746 at the end of the financial year, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining three to four months of income. The trustees confirmed that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TORCH MINISTRIES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £27,800 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CATCH THE FIRE BOURNEMOUTH	1	£31k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TNT MINISTRIES.

TNT MINISTRIES income £198k
CATCH THE FIRE MINISTRIES (UK) income £102k
GOVERNANCE MINISTRIES income £7.6m
CHOSEN CHURCH MINISTRIES income £108k
GLORY AND FIRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £141k
JESUS REIGNS MINISTRIES - UK income £433k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TORCH MINISTRIES	£190k	£27,800	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TNT MINISTRIES FY2025	£198k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CATCH THE FIRE MINISTRIES (UK) FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GOVERNANCE MINISTRIES FY2025	£7.6m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	above	—	no doubt
CHOSEN CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2025	£108k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GLORY AND FIRE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£141k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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