GOODNEWS BIBLE CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 10 June 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £101,073
Latest expenditure: £86,294
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Immigration Aid, 29 King Street, LUTON, LU1 2DW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.goodnewschurch.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Religious activitiesCommunity Organisation incorporated as company limited by guarantee

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £101,073
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,294

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £93,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,804

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £97,446
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,099

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £118,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,078

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £116,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,038

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £101,073
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,294
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £93,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,804
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £97,446
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,099
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £118,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,078
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £116,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,038
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brent
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Harrow
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GOODNEWS BIBLE CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-06-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 03/04/2004AS AMENDED ON 15/02/2011 as amended on 10 Nov 2018
Charitable Objects: A. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY:1. TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THROUGH EVANGELISM AND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP2. TO PLANT CHURCHES WORLD-WIDE THAT WILL PROMOTE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND THE GOSPEL REDEMPTION3. AS A PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, GOODNESS IS TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE APOLISTIC FAITH AS DELIVERED TO US BY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST VIA THE SCRIPTURESB. TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY:THIS SHALL BE DONE BY ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARITY HOMES TO CARE FOR THE NEEDY, HOMELESS AND ORPHANSC. TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: BY1. TO ESTABLISH YOUTH CENTRES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BOTH FOR CIRCULAR AND SPIRITUAL TRAINING WITH THE VIEW OF BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP AT CHURCH TODAY2. TO PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE EVERYONE IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, OR COLOR WILL FIND A UNITING FORCE TO MANIFEST THEIR GOD- GIVEN TALENTS AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLD WIDE.
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLD-WIDE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 395595
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GOODNEWS MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

Charity Name Id: 395600
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ROYAL CHAPEL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures