HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 11 May 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,659,638
Latest expenditure: £1,536,802
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 254 - 270, CAMBERWELL, ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0DP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rccghouseofpraise.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The main activity of our charity is to advance the Christian faith particularly in London and at the discretion of the Trustees elsewhere in the United Kingdom or the world. We also aim to (i) relieve persons in need or hardship or who are aged or sick; (ii) advance education and (iii) undertake and fulfil such other charitable activities and purposes for the benefit of the community.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,659,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,536,802

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,730,505
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,975,242

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,674,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,486,006

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,586,689
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,313,815

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,142,204
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,214,366

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,659,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,536,802
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 305

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,730,505
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,975,242
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 305

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,674,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,486,006
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 350

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,586,689
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,313,815
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 350

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,142,204
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,214,366
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £71,708
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 350

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1170612
Income Other Trading Activities: 217851
Income Charitable Activities: 3256
Income Investments: 266875
Income Other: 1044
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1659638
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £196,870
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,339,932
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1536802
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 600618
Expenditure Depreciation: 166576
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 2089051
Reserves: £1,817,507
Assets Total Fixed: 6640775
Assets Own Use: 6640775
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,812,226
Assets Total Liabilities: £994,719
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,458,282
Creditors One Year Total Current: 994719
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £280,954
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8388571
Funds Restricted: 69711
Funds Total: 8458282
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1132429
Income Other Trading Activities: 257577
Income Charitable Activities: 1325
Income Investments: 337355
Income Other: 1819
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1730505
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £121,807
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,853,435
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1975242
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14784
Expenditure Support Costs: 1191902
Expenditure Depreciation: 177599
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £201,492
Assets Total Fixed: 6928539
Assets Own Use: 6928539
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £946,155
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,758,220
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,116,474
Creditors One Year Total Current: 678189
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1080031
Assets Cash: £500,626
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6050000
Funds Restricted: 66474
Funds Total: 6116474
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1335995
Income Other Trading Activities: 246907
Income Charitable Activities: 65
Income Investments: 91712
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1674679
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £269,388
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,216,618
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1486006
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8580
Expenditure Support Costs: 688393
Expenditure Depreciation: 135359
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 6723129
Assets Own Use: 6723129
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £254,163
Assets Total Liabilities: £616,081
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,361,211
Creditors One Year Total Current: 101081
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 515000
Assets Cash: £93,459
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6291637
Funds Restricted: 69574
Funds Total: 6361211
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1203106
Income Other Trading Activities: 354950
Income Charitable Activities: 394
Income Investments: 28239
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1586689
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £252,325
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,061,490
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1313815
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8865
Expenditure Support Costs: 505036
Expenditure Depreciation: 156782
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £82,297
Assets Total Fixed: 6319104
Assets Own Use: 6319104
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £626,821
Assets Total Liabilities: £773,388
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,172,537
Creditors One Year Total Current: 418331
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 355057
Assets Cash: £312,864
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6103427
Funds Restricted: 69110
Funds Total: 6172537
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 985625
Income Other Trading Activities: 125975
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 30604
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1142204
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,214,366
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1214366
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8580
Expenditure Support Costs: 621443
Expenditure Depreciation: 163976
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 6523625
Assets Own Use: 6523625
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £177,958
Assets Total Liabilities: £803,234
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,898,349
Creditors One Year Total Current: 268497
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 534737
Assets Cash: £116,299
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5814689
Funds Restricted: 83660
Funds Total: 5898349
Count Employees: 8
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-01-29T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 1047586
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1047586
Assoc Charity Name: HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST

Charity Name: HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-05-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 May 2017
Charitable Objects: (1) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF WELFARE AID/PAYMENTS TO ALLEVIATE THE POOR AND OR SUFFERING;(2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN LONDON AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF BELIEFS:A) THE SOVEREIGNTY AND GRACE OF GOD THE FATHER GOD THE SON AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CREATION PROVIDENCE REVELATION REDEMPTION AND FINAL JUDGEMENT;B) THE DIVINE INSPIRATION OF HOLY SCRIPTURE AND ITS CONSEQUENT ENTIRE TRUSTWORTHINESS AND SUPREME AUTHORITY IN ALL MATTERS OF FAITH AND CONDUCT:C) THE UNIVERSAL SINFULNESS AND GUILT OF FALLEN MAN MAKING HIM SUBJECT TO GOD'S WRATH AND CONDEMNATION;D) THE SUBSTITUTIONARY SACRIFICE OF THE INCARNATE SON OF GOD AS THE SOLE AND ALL-SUFFICIENT GROUND OF REDEMPTION FROM THE GUILT AND POWER OF SIN AND FROM ITS ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES;E) THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE SINNER SOLELY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST CRUCIFIED AND RISEN FROM THE DEAD;F) THE ILLUMINATING REGENERATING INDWELLING AND SANCTIFYING WORK OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT;G) THE PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS WHO FORM THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH THE BODY OF WHICH CHRIST IS THE HEAD AND WHICH IS COMMITTED BY HIS COMMAND TO THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;H) THE EXPECTATION OF THE PERSONAL VISIBLE RETURN OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN POWER AND GLORY;I) MARRIAGE IS ORDAINED BY GOD FOR THE LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONE MAN AS HUSBAND AND ONE WOMAN AS WIFE. IT IS THE MOST INTIMATE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, A SACRED AND HOLY INSTITUTION, AND SHOULD BE HONOURED BY ALL.(3) TO RELIEVE, PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN PARTICULAR IN THE SAID CITY AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD(4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND IN PARTICULAR AMONGST REFUGEES IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM(5) TO UNDERTAKE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID CITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 587113
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RCCG HOUSE OF PRAISE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment