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CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION

Registered charity 264839 · organisation 264839

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
8 November 1972
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£886,139
Latest expenditure
£1,434,043
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 8 CASTLE GATE, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 7AS

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.congregational.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Ministerial and lay training; assisting with pastoral settlements; ministry with youth; childrens work; pension and life cover; ecumenical relationships; mission initiatives including its partnership with Council for World Mission; advice on administration and finance

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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
8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£886,139
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,434,043
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
22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,191,039
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,305,862
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
30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,713,153
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,140,359
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
20 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,206,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,135,581
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
15 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
15 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£919,821
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,053,005

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£886,139
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,434,043
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,191,039
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,305,862
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,713,153
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,140,359
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
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
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
20 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,206,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,135,581
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
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
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
15 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£919,821
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,053,005
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
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 Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
8 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
68564
Income Other Trading Activities
250404
Income Charitable Activities
168438
Income Investments
398733
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
886139
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,245,734
Expenditure Other
188309
Expenditure Total
1434043
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
161561
Expenditure Governance
27383
Expenditure Support Costs
1245734
Expenditure Depreciation
34160
Gain Loss Investment
444645
Gain Loss Pension Fund
1
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,374,967
Assets Total Fixed
15878170
Assets Own Use
5235424
Assets Long Term Investment
10642746
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,270,136
Assets Total Liabilities
£168,514
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,979,792
Creditors One Year Total Current
120014
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
48500
Assets Cash
£1,217,382
Funds Endowment
1196942
Funds Unrestricted
12576517
Funds Restricted
3206333
Funds Total
16979792
Count Employees
25
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
414317
Income Other Trading Activities
218273
Income Charitable Activities
175667
Income Investments
382782
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1191039
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£167,081
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,138,781
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1305862
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
188504
Expenditure Governance
22159
Expenditure Support Costs
1138781
Expenditure Depreciation
50747
Gain Loss Investment
392694
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,372,038
Assets Total Fixed
15960138
Assets Own Use
5262035
Assets Long Term Investment
10698103
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,233,726
Assets Total Liabilities
£110,813
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,083,051
Creditors One Year Total Current
88813
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
22000
Assets Cash
£1,182,441
Funds Endowment
1161954
Funds Unrestricted
12676636
Funds Restricted
3244461
Funds Total
17083051
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
864345
Income Other Trading Activities
220248
Income Charitable Activities
242275
Income Investments
319940
Income Other
66345
Income Total Income And Endowments
1713153
Income Legacies
8724
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,140,359
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1140359
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
139651
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
428855
Expenditure Depreciation
62224
Gain Loss Investment
-967374
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
1255342
Reserves
£1,318,385
Assets Total Fixed
15421669
Assets Own Use
1706262
Assets Long Term Investment
13715407
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,472,900
Assets Total Liabilities
£89,389
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,805,180
Creditors One Year Total Current
78639
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
10750
Assets Cash
£1,437,154
Funds Endowment
1137666
Funds Unrestricted
12410787
Funds Restricted
3256727
Funds Total
16805180
Count Employees
24
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
20 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
517226
Income Other Trading Activities
172737
Income Charitable Activities
164382
Income Investments
291156
Income Other
60639
Income Total Income And Endowments
1206140
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£167,871
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£967,710
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1135581
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
174514
Expenditure Governance
12755
Expenditure Support Costs
12755
Expenditure Depreciation
80744
Gain Loss Investment
1274130
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,406,659
Assets Total Fixed
16149028
Assets Own Use
5378669
Assets Long Term Investment
10770359
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,157,727
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,362,337
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,944,418
Creditors One Year Total Current
91995
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1270342
Assets Cash
£1,114,727
Funds Endowment
1209950
Funds Unrestricted
11163634
Funds Restricted
3570834
Funds Total
15944418
Count Employees
32
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
15 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
295941
Income Other Trading Activities
161957
Income Charitable Activities
164360
Income Investments
297563
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
919821
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,053,005
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1053005
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
122750
Expenditure Governance
13190
Expenditure Support Costs
913211
Expenditure Depreciation
81661
Gain Loss Investment
-500346
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,311,349
Assets Total Fixed
15046639
Assets Own Use
1966264
Assets Long Term Investment
13080375
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£956,230
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,403,140
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,599,729
Creditors One Year Total Current
113548
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1289592
Assets Cash
£877,975
Funds Endowment
1132730
Funds Unrestricted
10031364
Funds Restricted
3435635
Funds Total
14599729
Count Employees
32
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2018-11-30T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
4028969
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1118848
Assoc Charity Name
THE CHURCHES' AGENCY FOR SAFEGUARDING
Charity Name
CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2015-02-12T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
4018210
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1112872
Assoc Charity Name
SHERSTON COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL BUILDINGS TRUST
Charity Name
CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1972-11-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14TH OCTOBER 1972
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures