Grace Communion International

Registered charity 311098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Ambassador College, GCI, WCG, WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD, Worldwide Church of God · also registered in Scotland as SC040008 (OSCR)

To spread the Good News of Jesus Christ - this is done by holding services open to the public throughout the UK and Ireland, putting on conferences, providing resources online such as a daily devotional and the running of a two week youth summer camp with a variety of outdoor activities.

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Latest income
£454k
Latest spending
£659k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in good financial health with significant unrestricted reserves of £2,061,243, which are significantly above the stated policy target of six months' operating expenses (£232,500). However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, noting that income was significantly below expenditure due to liturgical changes affecting attendance.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' operating expenses (held: £2.1m)
The Board of Trustees has established that the level of reserves in cash or cash equivalent should be at least six months’ operating expenses (for 2024 this was determined to be £232,500) — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee travel and subsistence reimbursement
During the year ended 31 December 2024, expenses totalling £124 were reimbursed or paid directly to 1 Trustee in respect of travel and subsistence — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£616k
Total spending
£871k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~25.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£454k£659k
31/12/2023£552k£871k
31/12/2022£587k£854k
31/12/2021£633k£745k
31/12/2020£635k£413k

Common questions

Is Grace Communion International financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in good financial health with significant unrestricted reserves of £2,061,243, which are significantly above the stated policy target of six months' operating expenses (£232,500). However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, noting that income was significantly below expenditure due to liturgical changes affecting attendance. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by MHA.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST)1£3.0m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - GREAT GRACE ASSEMBLY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Grace Communion International£454k0aboveno doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - GREAT GRACE ASSEMBLY FY2023£212k0aboveno doubt
IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST) FY2023£7.2m0unclearno doubt
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES FY2024£194k0aboveno doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE FY2024£120k0unclearno doubt
GRACE TO GRACE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FY2025£330k0unclearno doubt

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