THE PENIEL CENTRE

Registered charity 1202323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Peniel Centre aims to advance the Christian faith in Hertfordshire and other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may think fit.

Objects

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

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Registered contact address: Broxbourne, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£256k

Latest spending

£160k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £96,013 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £255,874. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming for three months of operational costs, and the current unrestricted reserves of £190,163 exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (held: £190k)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to three months of operational costs to ensure stability and continuity of activities.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Directors' remuneration £29,050

“Directors' remuneration 29,050” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 13929798

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

OGELE, Ezinne Diana — director, appointed 08/04/2025on trustee list
JOHNSON, Derek Houston — director, appointed 08/04/2025on trustee list
ONOKWAI, Veronica Adaora — director, appointed 08/04/2024on trustee list
WOGHIREN, Oluyomi Adenike — director, appointed 24/12/2022on trustee list
AVERKIOU, Anna — director, appointed 24/12/2022on trustee list
FALEGAN, Benedict Olufemi — director, appointed 23/10/2022on trustee list
EBECHIDI, Christian — director, appointed 21/02/2022on trustee list
KATUMBA, Dianne — secretary, appointed 08/04/2025

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Christian Chukwudi Ebechidichair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anna Averkiou
Benedict Olufemi Falegan
Derek Houston Johnson
Ezinne Diana Ogele
Oluyomi Adenike Woghiren
Veronica Adaora Onokwai

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£256k	£160k
31/03/2024	£210k	£116k

Common questions

Is THE PENIEL CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £96,013 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £255,874. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming for three months of operational costs, and the current unrestricted reserves of £190,163 exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

PENIEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £48k
PENIEL ASSEMBLY income £63k
PENIEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £37k
Eglwys Penuel Church income £115k
PENIEL CHURCH OF CHRIST income £58k
MOUNT PENIEL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS APOSTOLIC income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PENIEL CENTRE	£256k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PENIEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PENIEL ASSEMBLY FY2025	£63k	—	above	—	no doubt
PENIEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Eglwys Penuel Church FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PENIEL CHURCH OF CHRIST FY2025	£58k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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