UNIVERSAL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

Registered charity 292082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian services: Sundays, weekly: Prayer: Bible teaching: Personal counselling witnessing to public: Open to all nationalities. Ministering to children: Youth: Young adults: Bible teaching - practical living: Counselling: Prayer - camps for each group - all needs freely provided. Old peoples homes: Visited weekly - to encourage residents with spiritual songs - preaching and counselling.

Objects

FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. THE PRINCIPLES DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH ARE SET OUT IN THE APPENDIX HERETO.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £548,070 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £12,644,216. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, noting that current reserves are maintained at this level to ensure operational continuity. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lake & Co. 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pastor Vaithialingam Rudranchair
• Dr Bessy Joseph
• Folasade Olayinka Lawson
• John Nallathambi Thyagarajan
• SISTER RACHEL GEORGE

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

Operates in: Essex · Leicester City · Liverpool City · Newport City · Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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