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The Congregation of Yahweh

The Congregation of Yahweh is a registered charity (number 245132) based in Nottingham, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Edwin Desmond Patel Josephs since 2020. Latest income £234k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as The Olive Tree Book Shop-the CY Services Covenant College (Charity Commission)

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £234k (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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Buckinghamshire, Enfield, Essex, Hertfordshire and more
Website
www.congyah.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1964

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£234k£284k
  • 2024£256k£230k
  • 2023£212k£203k
Earlier years
  • 2022£198k£183k
  • 2021£217k£180k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE CONGREGATION'S OBJECTS ARE:- THE PREACHING OF THE GLAD TIDINGS OF YASHUA THE MESSIAH AND THE TEACHING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND CONFORMABLE TO THE CONSTITUTION. THIS MAY BE ADVANCED BY ANY APPROPRIATE CHARITABLE MEANS ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUSTEES AND THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

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.

5 trustees on the board

4.2y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
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 5General Charitable Purposes 5Religious Activities 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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£256k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
245132
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION APPROVED THE 24T AUGUST 1964 AS AMENDED ON 28TH JUNE 1971, AS AMENDED ON 31ST AUGUST 2003.AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 10 APR 2016
Contact on the register
01158378083 · accounts@congyah.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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