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Universal Pentecostal Church
Universal Pentecostal Church is a registered charity (number 292082) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Pastor Vaithialingam Rudran since 2015. Latest income £2.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £2.1m (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
- Throughout London, Liverpool City, Essex, Newport City and more
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.1m£1.5m
- 2024£1.8m£1.5m
- 2023£1.7m£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.7m£789k
- 2021£1.5m£423k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. THE PRINCIPLES DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH ARE SET OUT IN THE APPENDIX HERETO.
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
- Pastor Vaithialingam Rudran Chair since 2015
- Dr Bessy Joseph since 2021
- Folasade Olayinka Lawson since 2015
- John Nallathambi Thyagarajan since 2021
- Sister Rachel George since 1992
Trustees past 6 years
- Pastor Vaithialingam Rudran Chair since 2015
- Folasade Olayinka Lawson since 2015
- Sister Rachel George since 1992
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Pastor Vaithialingam Rudran Chair since 2015
- Dr Bessy Joseph since 2021
- Folasade Olayinka Lawson since 2015
- John Nallathambi Thyagarajan since 2021
- Sister Rachel George since 1992
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 292082
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27TH OCTOBER 1984 as amended on 26 Jun 2021 as amended on 15 Jan 2026
- Contact on the register
- 02077385566 · info@upcuk.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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