THE BRITISH CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (SEVENTH DAY)

Registered charity 292486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH OF GOD 7TH DAY

The charity primarily offers a place of worship to the local communities & further afield. It also runs youth & children dept, women's ministries dept & men's fellowship dept welcoming users from all walks of life. The charity is also involved in community outreach & supports international appeals by fundraising.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY CO-ORDINATING THE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (SEVENTH DAY) IN DIFFUSING RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND TO PROMOTE PRINCIPALS OF MORALITY AND CHARITY IN THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST.

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.

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£182k

Latest spending

£137k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £45,673 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £182,473 against expenditure of £136,800. The trustees report that unrestricted funds held are £215,788, which exceeds their stated policy target of three months of annual expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of annual expenditure (held: £216k)

“The trustees have stated that unrestricted funds held by the Conference should be at least three months of annual expenditure.” — page 5

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 handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

Lipton Smithchair
Janhoi Kelly
Kevin Shaw
Owen Harris
Reuben Harris ACCA · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£182k	£137k
30/06/2024	£163k	£158k
30/06/2023	£135k	£177k
30/06/2022	£133k	£126k
30/06/2021	£115k	£102k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (SEVENTH DAY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £45,673 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £182,473 against expenditure of £136,800. The trustees report that unrestricted funds held are £215,788, which exceeds their stated policy target of three months of annual expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. 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
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£36k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON	1	£14k
ERSKINE MUTON TRUST FUND	1	£12k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ('RCCG') VICTORY CENTRE FOR ALL NATIONS.

REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ('RCCG') VICTORY CENTRE FOR ALL NATIONS income £175k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - GREAT GRACE ASSEMBLY income £266k
THE CHURCHES OF GOD IN UK income £1.0m
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH income £245k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST NEW BOROUGH AND LEIGH, WIMBORNE income £627k
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY TRUST income £4.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (SEVENTH DAY)	£182k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ('RCCG') VICTORY CENTRE FOR ALL NATIONS FY2024	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - GREAT GRACE ASSEMBLY FY2025	£266k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHURCHES OF GOD IN UK FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST NEW BOROUGH AND LEIGH, WIMBORNE FY2025	£627k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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