CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST

Registered charity 280611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELEPHANT & CASTLE PARISH CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST

The principal activities of the charity are the advancement of the Christian Religion and to cater for the spiritual well being of both the members and that of visiting worshipers.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROPAGATING THE DOCTRINES OF THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE UK AND IRELAND, AS ESPOUSED BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £152,505 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant increase in expenditure despite stable incoming resources. Free reserves, represented by the bank balance, decreased slightly to £329,157, while the charity holds freehold property valued at £2,667,568. The trustees remain confident in overcoming financial challenges, though the charity carries bank loans totaling £142,683.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Olugbenga Olusola Akandechair
• Benjamin Adejuwon Aina KC
• Dr Samuel Olusegun Idowu PhD FCIS
• Isaac Kupoluyi
• Jonathan Oluwasheyi Shebioba
• Samson Ogunsami
• Victoria Funmi Adegbemisoye

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST (COVENANT OF GOD PARISH).

• CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST (COVENANT OF GOD PARISH) income £152k
• THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST- FOUNDER'S PARISH income £118k
• CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST - HOUSE OF PRAISE PARISH income £110k
• CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST ERITH PARISH income £108k
• CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST EDWARD STREET PARISH income £186k
• CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST,WHITE CITY PARISH income £241k

Side by side with its peers

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