01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 November 2003
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04913171
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,257,107
- Latest expenditure
- £1,122,631
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Aldermoor Farmhouse, Aldermoor Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5NN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.citylife.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are a friendly and vibrant church, passionate about hearing and responding to Jesus in order to make his love known. We are actively involved in the local community, the city and internationally, working in partnership wherever possible for the benefit of all, especially the vulnerable and disadvantaged.
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
- 20 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,257,107
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,122,631
- 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 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,196,413
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,135,202
- 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
- 26 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,344,744
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,516,763
- 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
- 26 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,566,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,363,958
- 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
- 28 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,111,060
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,002,951
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
- 20 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,257,107
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,122,631
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 231799
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 255
- 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
- 8 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,196,413
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,135,202
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 291227
- Income From Government Grants
- £60,185
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 255
- 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
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,344,744
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,516,763
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 491205
- Income From Government Grants
- £54,455
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 253
- 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
- 26 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,566,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,363,958
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 54592
- Income From Government Grants
- £184,000
- 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
- 197
- 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
- 28 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,111,060
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,002,951
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 187410
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,245
- 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
- 136
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
- 20 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 974631
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 16031
- Income Charitable Activities
- 260903
- Income Investments
- 5542
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1257107
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £19,263
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,103,368
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1122631
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 49808
- Expenditure Governance
- 11526
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 109959
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3032
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £112,939
- Assets Total Fixed
- 861895
- Assets Own Use
- 840391
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 21504
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £571,386
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £626,667
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £806,614
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 136117
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 490550
- Assets Cash
- £441,179
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 465733
- Funds Restricted
- 340881
- Funds Total
- 806614
- Count Employees
- 25
- 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
- 8 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 966939
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18334
- Income Charitable Activities
- 203552
- Income Investments
- 7588
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1196413
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,414
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,119,788
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1135202
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19931
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 115452
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2433
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -2433
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £422,782
- Assets Total Fixed
- 840843
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 840843
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £512,832
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £681,537
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £672,138
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 183189
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 498348
- Assets Cash
- £422,782
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 404267
- Funds Restricted
- 267871
- Funds Total
- 672138
- Count Employees
- 25
- 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
- 26 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1203036
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17430
- Income Charitable Activities
- 118097
- Income Investments
- 6181
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1344744
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £56,800
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,459,963
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1516763
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 39831
- Expenditure Governance
- 15372
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 123922
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2199
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -2199
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £392,886
- Assets Total Fixed
- 669
- Assets Own Use
- 669
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £648,022
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £37,764
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £610,927
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 37764
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £547,610
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 392886
- Funds Restricted
- 218041
- Funds Total
- 610927
- Count Employees
- 17
- 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
- 26 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 769420
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 51812
- Income Charitable Activities
- 744965
- Income Investments
- 488
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1566685
- Income Legacies
- 176000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £75,588
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,288,370
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1363958
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12126
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 152179
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5946
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £782,946
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2868
- Assets Own Use
- 2868
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £816,618
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £782,946
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36540
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £773,958
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 496689
- Funds Restricted
- 286257
- Funds Total
- 782946
- Count Employees
- 16
- 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
- 28 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 502383
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 120343
- Income Charitable Activities
- 488302
- Income Investments
- 32
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1111060
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £56,261
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £946,690
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1002951
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10841
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 19641
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6738
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -78829
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £346,421
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8814
- Assets Own Use
- 8814
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £597,578
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,173
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £580,219
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26173
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £533,385
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 371540
- Funds Restricted
- 208679
- Funds Total
- 580219
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Thailand
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southampton City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- 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
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-07-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4023005
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1114164
- Assoc Charity Name
- SOUTHAMPTON CHURCHES RENT DEPOSIT SCHEME
- Charity Name
- CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-10-16T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5125138
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1181523
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE CITY OF SANCTUARY SOUTHAMPTON GROUP
- Charity Name
- CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2003-11-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/05/2014
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SOUTHAMPTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING, HEALTHCARE AND SUPPORT IN SOUTHAMPTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN SOUTHAMPTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 341837
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CLEAR CITY LIFE EDUCATION AND ACTION FOR REFUGEES
- Charity Name Id
- 341846
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- EDITH'S HOME
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling