The Charity Commission has concluded an operational review of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God saying it found no regulatory concerns.

The regulator contacted the charity after receiving 10 complaints relating to its fundraising activities between 2009 and 2011.

Whilst none of the complaints raised regulatory concerns that warranted investigations, the Commission said it wanted to ensure the trustees were taking steps to mitigate the risks of further complaints.

The Commission said it wrote to the UCKG’s trustees to inform them about the complaints and carried out a review visit to the charity to understand how it operates and what policies and controls are in place.

“We found no regulatory concerns during our visit,” the commission’s operational compliance report, published today, says.

The Fundraising Standards Board met with the charity in January after it received a complaint in December last year and to discuss the others made to the Commission.

The complaint to the FRSB was about whether the charity had the relevant licence to carry out cash collections.

When the fundraising regulator met with the charity in January, the UCKG provided evidence that it had the correct fundraising licence.  

A spokeswoman said: “The FRSB found no evidence of any current systemic shortcomings with regards to UCKG’s approach to fundraising. No further action was recommended.

“The FRSB will continue to monitor UCKG’s fundraising complaints and the charity will be subject to the regulator’s auditing programme to ascertain compliance with the FRSB’s regulatory requirements.”

The UCKG is an evangelical Christian organisation formed in 1977 in Brazil. It has since spread to more than 100 countries around the world and has branches in 35 places across the UK.