Universal Pentecostal Church

Analysis

Universal Pentecostal Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Universal Pentecostal Church reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Universal Pentecostal Church sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Burgesses Trust (£2.0m), Al Badr Islamic Trust (£2.1m) and Green Academy Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.