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CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST

Registered charity 1195920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's objects include the promotion of the Christian faith and the relief of those in need and the advancement of education, all principally through the provision of grants. The Trust has not yet commenced its work and therefore had no activities to report in 2022.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£551k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at £551,038, with unrestricted general funds of £145,594. The trustees consider the finances to be strong and have confirmed that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s normal expenditure, currently around £50,000 (held: £146k)
“It is the policy of the Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s normal expenditure, currently around £50,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£623k
Total spending
£72k
Reserves (reported)
£50k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

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

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

Operates in: Eritrea · Germany · Guatemala · India · Mauritius · Nepal · Sierra Leone · Throughout England · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£551k£72k
31/12/2023£0£0
31/12/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds stood at £551,038, with unrestricted general funds of £145,594. The trustees consider the finances to be strong and have confirmed that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES1£656k
THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH1£72k
GATEWAY CHURCH ASHFORD1£16k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JUDE, SOUTHSEA1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CANFORD MAGNA1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIVING WATERS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST£551k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIVING WATERS TRUST FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE TRUST FY2024£778k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH MILTON KEYNES FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHGATE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST FY2025£2.9m£120,001 - £130,0001unclear—no doubt

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