CHURCH OF GOD WORLD FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1209584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church of God World Fellowship (CGWF) is a "Foundation" model CIO. Its primary mission is to proclaim the Gospel through preaching, print, and digital media. Managed by at least three trustees, it promotes fellowship and unity within the Body of Christ. The constitution outlines powers for financial management and operational governance.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROCLAIMING AND DISSEMINATING THE GOSPEL THROUGH PREACHING, PRINTED WORD, RADIO, TELEVISION AND ANY OTHER MEANS AVAILABLE AND PROMOTING THE UNITY OF THE BODY OF CHRIST AND FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS OF SIMILAR END-TIME PURPOSES.

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 · Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£480k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted cash funds of £259,642 at the end of the period, following total receipts of £124,871 and total payments of £480,587. The examiner's report confirms that no material matters came to attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. The trustees have approved the report, indicating standard governance procedures were followed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £615k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bishop TREVOR BAXTERchair · trustee of 2 other charities
DOREEN CODNER · trustee of 1 other charity
Delcie Baxter
Ned McNeish · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Ezzard Nelson
Rev Luke Baxter · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev RUBELL MOORE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£125k	£480k

Common questions

Is CHURCH OF GOD WORLD FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted cash funds of £259,642 at the end of the period, following total receipts of £124,871 and total payments of £480,587. The examiner's report confirms that no material matters came to attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. The trustees have approved the report, indicating standard governance procedures were followed. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD.

NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD income £109k
CHRISTIAN MISSION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK income £178k
CHURCH OF GOD REFORMATION MOVEMENT (COMMONLY CALLED THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD) income £154k
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP MISSION income £97k
COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK) income £4.2m
PHILADELPHIA CHURCH OF GOD income £863k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHURCH OF GOD WORLD FELLOWSHIP	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD FY2025	£109k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN MISSION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025	£178k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF GOD REFORMATION MOVEMENT (COMMONLY CALLED THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD) FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP MISSION FY2024	£97k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK) FY2024	£4.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt

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