TREE OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK

Registered charity 1211349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TOL MINISTRIES

We offer help across 5 outreach Branches: Food, Lifeskills, Shelter, Healthcare and Relief. Within each Branch are Ministries (Programmes) which are unique to local areas, starting in Carlisle.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE) AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS, FACILITIES, SERVICES AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; (2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE) AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND CARRYING OUT, AS A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, ACTIVITIES RELIEVING POVERTY.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cumberland, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a significant financial surplus of £52,379 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £66,150 against expenditure of £13,771. Free reserves stood at £52,092, which the trustees state are held to meet planned commitments for the following financial year. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis and received an unqualified independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves are held to meet planned commitments for the following financial year (held: £52k)
“Reserves are held to meet planned commitments for the following financial year” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from TOL Ministries INC (US non-profit of which Paul Smith was a founding trustee) of £3,840.
“A donation of £3,840 ($6,000 less $800 retained in the US to cover website costs for TOL UK) was recevied from TOL Ministries INC, a US non-profit organisation of which Paul Smith was a founding trustee.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£66k£14k

Common questions

Is TREE OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a significant financial surplus of £52,379 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £66,150 against expenditure of £13,771. Free reserves stood at £52,092, which the trustees state are held to meet planned commitments for the following financial year. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis and received an unqualified independent examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TREE OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK£66k—0unclear—no doubt
Tree of Life Ministries. FY2026£37k—0below—no doubt
THE TREE OF LIFE CENTRE WYTHENSHAWE FY2025£561knot more than £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SPRING OF LIFE MINISTRY FY2026£65k—0unclear—no doubt
REAL LIFE MINISTRIES FY2026£77k——unclear—no doubt
TREE OF LIFE TALMUDICAL COLLEGE FY2024£83k—0above—no doubt

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