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Effective Life Church

Effective Life Church is a registered charity (number 1183394) based in Kent, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Matthew Guest since 2018. Latest income £33k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £33k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Kent
Website
www.effectivelifechurch.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£33k£37k
  • 2024£36k£36k
  • 2023£33k£36k
Earlier years
  • 2022£49k£45k
  • 2021£34k£34k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 35%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE COMPANYÆS OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN KENT AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

4y median 3y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (4)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4Religious Activities 4

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£36k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1183394
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 OCT 2018
Contact on the register
07495491116 · rev.matthewguest@outlook.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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