Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church Trust
Analysis
Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2024, Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church Trust reported income of £573k and spending of £522k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2024, income grew from £420k to £573k (+36%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre (£573k), West Hertfordshire and Borders Methodist Circuit (£574k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Southwick (£573k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and trading 8.0%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 97%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 83 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 92%
- Trading 8.0%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The charity seeks to support the members of the same Christian belief whose purposes include the relief of poverty; provision of assistance to those in need through age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; provision of education or the supporting of community development in the said location.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre | London | £573k |
| West Hertfordshire and Borders Methodist Circuit | Hertfordshire | £574k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Southwick | Brighton | £573k |
| Harrow and Hillingdon Methodist Circuit | Middlesex | £574k |