THE ANOINTED CHURCH

Registered charity 1209725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

3.1. THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 3.1.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND 3.1.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME.

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: Sandwell, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of THE ANOINTED CHURCH (unregistered) (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 28/10/2025.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£51k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,516 for the period, with total income of £52,137 and expenditure of £50,621. The trustees' report indicates that unrestricted reserves are currently held at £1,516, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of essential operating expenditure, a shortfall attributed to capital refurbishment costs. The charity operates on a voluntary basis with no salaried staff and has been assessed by an independent examiner with no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The Anointed Church’s reserves policy is to maintain operating reserves equivalent to three to six months of average essential operating expenditure. The capital project to refurbish the children’s hall has used a substantial proportion of available funds.” — page 3

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 40

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Abayomi Adebowale Shomoyechair
Abosede Adeyoola Mafe
Dr Adenike Omotayo Lawanson Dr
Olutayo Mafe
Yewande Oluseyi Shomoye

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£52k	£51k

Common questions

Is THE ANOINTED CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,516 for the period, with total income of £52,137 and expenditure of £50,621. The trustees' report indicates that unrestricted reserves are currently held at £1,516, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of essential operating expenditure, a shortfall attributed to capital refurbishment costs. The charity operates on a voluntary basis with no salaried staff and has been assessed by an independent examiner with no material matters requiring attention. 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
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

ANOINTED APOSTOLIC CHURCH income £43k
The City Church income £667k
SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £288k
CENTRE CHURCH income £167k
SERVANT'S CHURCH LIMITED income £176k
PINNER BAPTIST CHURCH income £359k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANOINTED CHURCH	£52k	—	below	—	no doubt
ANOINTED APOSTOLIC CHURCH FY2025	£43k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The City Church FY2025	£667k	—	above	—	no doubt
SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2025	£167k	£40,000	unclear	—	no doubt
SERVANT'S CHURCH LIMITED FY2026	£176k	—	above	—	no doubt

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