ARK OF THE COVENANT PRAYER AND WORSHIP TABERNACLE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 December 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06719936
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £1,126,679
Latest expenditure: £569,098
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ARK OF THE COVENANT PRAYER AND WORSHIP TABERNACLE, Quarry Hill, GRAYS, Essex, RM17 5BT

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. The propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of God, that people may be evangelized and believers may be conformed to the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.4. To engage in charitable activities for not only the members of the church, but the community at large who are in need of any help which the charity can give, regardless of race, colour or religious affiliation.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,126,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £569,098

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,032,826
Total Gross Expenditure: £443,110

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £836,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £337,037

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £716,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £296,284

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £468,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,587

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,126,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £569,098
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 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,032,826
Total Gross Expenditure: £443,110
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £836,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £337,037
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £716,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £296,284
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: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £468,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,587
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: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 975052
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 151622
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1126674
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £569,098
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 569098
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 29485
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1341
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 4004314
Assets Own Use: 4004314
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £490,886
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,018,660
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,476,540
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12850
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2005810
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2226540
Funds Restricted: 250000
Funds Total: 2476540
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 887117
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 145709
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1032826
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £443,110
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 443110
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 29999
Expenditure Depreciation: 2332
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 357671
Assets Own Use: 357671
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,592,321
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,028
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,918,964
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14570
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 16458
Assets Cash: £1,178,003
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1668964
Funds Restricted: 250000
Funds Total: 1918964
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 713867
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 122415
Income Total Income And Endowments: 836282
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £337,037
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 337037
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 13540
Expenditure Depreciation: 2332
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,329,248
Assets Total Fixed: 290003
Assets Own Use: 290003
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,081,831
Assets Total Liabilities: £42,586
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,329,248
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15480
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 27106
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1079248
Funds Restricted: 250000
Funds Total: 1329248
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 0
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £296,284
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 296284
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 7500
Expenditure Depreciation: 2332
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £830,003
Assets Total Fixed: 292335
Assets Own Use: 292335
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £834,697
Assets Total Liabilities: £47,029
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,080,003
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11050
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 35979
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 830003
Funds Restricted: 250000
Funds Total: 1080003
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARK OF THE COVENANT PRAYER AND WORSHIP TABERNACLE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-12-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/12/2011NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 09/11/2011
Charitable Objects: THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO HIV AND AIDS.(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

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

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures