Church of God (Universal)

Analysis

Church of God (Universal) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church of God (Universal) reported income of £21k and spending of £18k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £29k to £21k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church of God (Universal) sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of Nishmas Yisroel (£21k), Caversham Bridge News Limited (£21k) and Barton Icknield (Luton) Scout Group (£21k).