THE PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH (WILLESDEN)

Registered charity 1187588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS. C) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT AND IN SUCH WAYS IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT INCLUDING WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION (ALSO REFERRED TO AS PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION INC);4.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN THEIR EARLY YEARS TO PROVIDE A SECURE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE LEARNING AND ENHANCE THE LIFE CHANCES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, WHOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE CONSTRAINED BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO TRAINING, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE WHICH ADVANCE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY 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: Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brent, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £251,147 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £199,455. The trustees acknowledge the use of reserves to continue operations and assert reasonable confidence in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization has no employees and relies on volunteers and donations for its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three- and six-month’s expenditure (reserves figure: −£199k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-month’s expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: City Mission Hub Ltd
“The investment is in City Mission Hub Ltd, a 100% owned operating subsidiary that runs a nursery.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £35,247 — grants £35,247 (1); 51% of the £68,738 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £69,353 — grants £69,353 (1); 69% of the £101,161 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £12,000 — grants £12,000 (1); 8% of the £141,676 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 28/02/2023, 28 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 22/03/2022, 50 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£69k£320k
31/03/2024£101k£88k
31/03/2023£142k£139k
31/03/2022£158k£146k
31/03/2021£138k£114k

Common questions

Is THE PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH (WILLESDEN) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £251,147 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £199,455. The trustees acknowledge the use of reserves to continue operations and assert reasonable confidence in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization has no employees and relies on volunteers and donations for its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)31/03/2022£10kPentecostal Chruch food bank
Greater London Authority31/03/2022£10kPentecostal Chruch food bank
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2021£10kMentoring to Build Community Capacity
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2019£9kFutureproofing Community Activities

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£80k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH (WILLESDEN)£69k—0unclear—no doubt
PENTECOSTAL CITY MISSION CHURCH FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025£105k£28,2000unclear—no doubt
BRIDGE STREET PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
HILLINGDON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025£191k—0above—no doubt
CLYDE STREET PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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