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Celestial Church of Christ
Celestial Church of Christ is a registered charity (number 280611) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Olugbenga Olusola Akande since 2022. Latest income £478k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Elephant & Castle Parish Celestial Church of Christ (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £478k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Olugbenga Olusola AkandeChair · since 2022
- Benjamin Adejuwon Aina KCTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Samuel Olusegun Idowu PhD FcisTrustee · since 2021
- Isaac KupoluyiTrustee · since 2016
- Jonathan Oluwasheyi ShebiobaTrustee · since 2022
- Samson OgunsamiTrustee · since 2021
- Victoria Funmi AdegbemisoyeTrustee · since 2022
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
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.cccec.church (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£478k£630k
- 2023£482k£403k
- 2022£439k£443k
Earlier years
- 2021£416k£278k
- 2020£298k£329k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROPAGATING THE DOCTRINES OF THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE UK AND IRELAND, AS ESPOUSED BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Grants received
1 grant · £7,600 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Olugbenga Olusola Akande Chair since 2022
- Benjamin Adejuwon Aina KC since 2022
- Dr Samuel Olusegun Idowu PhD Fcis since 2021
- Isaac Kupoluyi since 2016
- Jonathan Oluwasheyi Shebioba since 2022
- Samson Ogunsami since 2021
- Victoria Funmi Adegbemisoye since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Isaac Kupoluyi since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Olugbenga Olusola Akande Chair since 2022
- Benjamin Adejuwon Aina KC since 2022
- Dr Samuel Olusegun Idowu PhD Fcis since 2021
- Isaac Kupoluyi since 2016
- Jonathan Oluwasheyi Shebioba since 2022
- Samson Ogunsami since 2021
- Victoria Funmi Adegbemisoye since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 280611
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION DATED 1ST MAY 1979AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 03 SEP 2017
- Contact on the register
- 02076355106 · info@cccec.church
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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