01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 2 July 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00034118
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,094,706
- Latest expenditure
- £1,297,705
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CESSAC, 1 Shakespeare Terrace, 126 High Street, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 2RH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cessaha.co.uk/cessac (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To support the moral component of HM Armed Forces, particularly through the operation of amenity centres in or near military bases in the UK and overseas. To support veteran Armed Forces personnel and their dependants, usually through sheltered housing. To support the CofE in the delivery of its spiritual and charitable objectives across Defence.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,094,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,297,705
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,047,812
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,284,865
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,048,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,227,766
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £931,820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,056,673
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £670,468
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £784,683
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,094,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,297,705
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,047,812
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,284,865
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,048,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,227,766
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £931,820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,056,673
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,867
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £670,468
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £784,683
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £65,004
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 83261
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 785291
- Income Investments
- 104646
- Income Other
- 121508
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1094706
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,380
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,290,325
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1297705
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7380
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47901
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 217897
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 24564
- Gain Loss Investment
- 203061
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 2652
- Reserves
- £3,034,845
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2862243
- Assets Own Use
- 160851
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2701392
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £388,194
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £215,592
- Assets Current Investment
- 21840
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,034,845
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 215592
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £262,916
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 3034845
- Funds Total
- 3034845
- Count Employees
- 46
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 23879
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 795977
- Income Investments
- 110005
- Income Other
- 117951
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1047812
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,682
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,277,183
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1284865
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7682
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 41038
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 207417
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30173
- Gain Loss Investment
- 134977
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -5893
- Reserves
- £3,032,131
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2925979
- Assets Own Use
- 122472
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2803507
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £276,153
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £170,001
- Assets Current Investment
- 24329
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,032,131
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 170001
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £174,309
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 3032131
- Funds Total
- 3032131
- Count Employees
- 48
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 26802
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 802147
- Income Investments
- 107076
- Income Other
- 112333
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1048358
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,540
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,220,226
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1227766
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7540
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 272
- Expenditure Governance
- 37289
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 194446
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26690
- Gain Loss Investment
- 63185
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -2264
- Reserves
- £3,140,100
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2909160
- Assets Own Use
- 116967
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2792193
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £365,892
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £134,952
- Assets Current Investment
- 39633
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,140,100
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 134952
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £294,239
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3132023
- Funds Restricted
- 8077
- Funds Total
- 3140100
- Count Employees
- 46
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 37480
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 686354
- Income Investments
- 103001
- Income Other
- 101118
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 927953
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,970
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,047,503
- Expenditure Other
- 1200
- Expenditure Total
- 1056673
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7970
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 421
- Expenditure Governance
- 33413
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 176016
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20200
- Gain Loss Investment
- -409706
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 6543
- Reserves
- £3,249,961
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2909045
- Assets Own Use
- 85873
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2823172
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £467,845
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £118,303
- Assets Current Investment
- 53198
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,258,587
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 118303
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £382,698
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3249961
- Funds Restricted
- 8626
- Funds Total
- 3258587
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 376
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 410106
- Income Investments
- 101509
- Income Other
- 93473
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 605464
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,813
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £776,076
- Expenditure Other
- 794
- Expenditure Total
- 784683
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7813
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 13
- Expenditure Governance
- 29808
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 163619
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15695
- Gain Loss Investment
- 308631
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -16514
- Reserves
- £3,786,603
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3339804
- Assets Own Use
- 59375
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3280429
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £523,021
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £76,222
- Assets Current Investment
- 65094
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,786,603
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 76222
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £425,742
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3786603
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3786603
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Suffolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Greenwich
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 114
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOLDIERS', SAILORS' & AIRMEN'S CLUBS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-07-02T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 MAY 1897AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUL 1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 SEP 1901AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 NOV 1996 as amended on 21 Jun 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO OPEN, CARRY ON, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMENS CLUBS. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED IN HER MAJESTY'S FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HOUSING. TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AMONGST THOSE SERVING IN HER MAJESTY'S FORCES.
- Area Of Benefit
- GREAT BRITAIN AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 601741
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOLDIERS' SAILORS' & AIRMEN'S CLUBS
- Charity Name Id
- 301925
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOLDIERS' SAILORS' AND AIRMEN'S CLUBS
- Charity Name Id
- 301917
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- C E S S A C
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management