COMMUNITY OF THE GLORIOUS ASCENSION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 January 1968
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00916302
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £92,777
Latest expenditure: £86,091
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 Curlew Way, DAWLISH, Devon, EX7 0FT

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Principle acitivity of the charity is religious and educational work and the provision of retreat facilities for local groups and parishes and the wider Christian community

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: 7 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £92,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,091

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: 25 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £92,461
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,689
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 24 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £92,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,690

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: 29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £76,206
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,600

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: 11 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £76,206
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,600

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: 7 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £92,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,091
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
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 25 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £92,461
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,689
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
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 24 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £92,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,690
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
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: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £76,206
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,600
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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: 11 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £76,206
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,600
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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 Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY OF THE GLORIOUS ASCENSION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1968-01-22T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 SEP 1967AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 FEB 1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 JAN 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 JUN 2024
Charitable Objects: The objects for which the Charity, which is dedicated to the Glorious Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, is established are: 2.1.1 For advancement of the Christian religion for the benefit of the public to act as a Religious Community of the Church of England who join in the Apostolate of the Church among people by living out together a balanced calling of prayer, worship, fellowship and work under the Evangelical Counsels of Poverty, Celibacy and Obedience and engaging in charitable religious and educational work in the United Kingdom and abroad and carrying out pastoral and evangelical, literary, educational; and all or any works regarded by the Charity as being for the advancement of the Christian religion amongst humankind; and 2.1.2 in the event that the Charity ceases to be recognised by the House of Bishops of the Church of England as a Religious Community of the Church of England such charitable purposes as shall be for the advancement of the Christian religion amongst humankind.? and ?Religious Community means as defined in paragraph 2(1) of Canon DA 1 "Of religious communities" of the Church of England.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 89537
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COMMUNITY OF THE GLORIOUS ASCENSION LIMITED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures