ASCENSION COMMUNITY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 May 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04184090
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £470,487
Latest expenditure: £340,185
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Ascension Church Centre, Baxter Road, London, E16 3HJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ascensioncommunitytrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's object and its principal activity is to work for the benefit of the public in and around the parish of the Ascension , Victoria Dock, London

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £470,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,185

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £331,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £400,952

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £508,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £428,122

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £243,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,579

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £197,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £197,367

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £470,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,185
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 7200
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £331,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £400,952
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £13,540
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £508,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £428,122
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £26,419
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £243,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,579
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £31,915
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £197,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £197,367
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 5717
Income From Government Grants: £52,370
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 455480
Income Other Trading Activities: 1118
Income Charitable Activities: 51852
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 508450
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £428,122
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 428122
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5770
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £21,518
Assets Total Fixed: 17308
Assets Own Use: 17308
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £168,653
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,188
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £157,773
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28188
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £163,046
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 21518
Funds Restricted: 136255
Funds Total: 157773
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASCENSION COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-05-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 21ST MARCH 2001 AND AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 14TH APRIL 2002
Charitable Objects: 1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) AMONGST THE ELDERLY;2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION;3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN SKILLS RELEVANT TO SECURING EMPLOYMENT;4) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH5) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE
Area Of Benefit: LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures