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HIS LIFE CHURCH

Registered charity 1190471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIS LIFE MINISTRIES, HLC

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY WORSHIP SERVICES, HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, CHRISTIAN TEACHING, THE PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND EVANGELISTIC ACTIVITIES.

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Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £13,246 for the year, reducing its unrestricted fund balance from £218,607 to £205,361. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity holds a large cash balance with the intention of potentially purchasing a building in the future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no reserves should be maintained (held: £205k)
“The trustees have determined that, in line with their belief that God provides for the work to which He calls His people, no reserves should be maintained for the work of the charity.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Tobias Avery and his wife received gross income of £40,000 and pension contributions of £2,400.
“The pastor, Mr Tobias Avery, a trustee, and his wife are employees of the charity as permitted by the constitution. Their gross income for the year amounted to £40,000 (2023: £30,000) and they received benefits by way of pension contributions amounting to £2,400 (2023: £1,800).” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Tobias Avery and his wife are employees; gross income £40,000 plus pension contributions £2,400.
“The pastor, Mr Tobias Avery, a trustee, and his wife are employees of the charity as permitted by the constitution. Their gross income for the year amounted to £40,000 (2023: £30,000) and they received benefits by way of pension contributions amounting to £2,400 (2023: £1,800). The only other payments made to the trustees, or any person connected with them, consisted of reimbursements of expenditure incurred on behalf of the charity in furthering the charity's objects.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£78k£91k
31/12/2023£97k£68k
31/12/2022£210k£20k
31/12/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is HIS LIFE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £13,246 for the year, reducing its unrestricted fund balance from £218,607 to £205,361. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity holds a large cash balance with the intention of potentially purchasing a building in the future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.