ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 August 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05183641
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £720,109
Latest expenditure: £690,412
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Arun Church, The Wickbourne Centre, Clun Road, LITTLEHAMPTON, West Sussex, BN17 7DZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.arunchurch.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

A vibrant and active Christian church with a vision to see lives transformed through Jesus Christ, impacting our communities and the world. This includes funding and delivering innovative children's and youth work locally, working with key partners, and supporting projects overseas.

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: 22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £720,109
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,412

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: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £625,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £565,672

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: 25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £597,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £624,148

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £550,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £611,434

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: 16 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £477,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £444,750

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: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £720,109
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,412
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 81227
Income From Government Grants: £18,140
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 200

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: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £625,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £565,672
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 68201
Income From Government Grants: £820
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 200

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: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £597,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £624,148
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 64756
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 200

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £550,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £611,434
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £74,150
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 200

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: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £477,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £444,750
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: £51,578
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 250

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 499371
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 169248
Income Investments: 48629
Income Other: 2861
Income Total Income And Endowments: 720109
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £690,412
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 690412
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 30446
Expenditure Support Costs: 119433
Expenditure Depreciation: 6457
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 50000
Gain Loss Other: 1003
Reserves: £1,457,956
Assets Total Fixed: 1321071
Assets Own Use: 1321070
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £174,193
Assets Total Liabilities: £37,308
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,457,956
Creditors One Year Total Current: 37308
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £135,941
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1353459
Funds Restricted: 104497
Funds Total: 1457956
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 505080
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 82683
Income Investments: 37324
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 625087
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £565,672
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 565672
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 39006
Expenditure Support Costs: 82928
Expenditure Depreciation: 6864
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -152
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,306,005
Assets Total Fixed: 1273081
Assets Own Use: 1273080
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £146,033
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,854
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,378,260
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40854
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £109,406
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1306005
Funds Restricted: 72255
Funds Total: 1378260
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 25 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 483102
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 77976
Income Investments: 35936
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 597014
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £624,148
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 624148
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17268
Expenditure Support Costs: 97469
Expenditure Depreciation: 6627
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 4120
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,253,592
Assets Total Fixed: 1276071
Assets Own Use: 1276070
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £110,114
Assets Total Liabilities: £67,340
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,318,845
Creditors One Year Total Current: 67340
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £64,491
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1253592
Funds Restricted: 65253
Funds Total: 1318845
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 457329
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 63729
Income Investments: 29465
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 550523
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,200
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £514,501
Expenditure Other: 95733
Expenditure Total: 611434
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23574
Expenditure Support Costs: 96933
Expenditure Depreciation: 8837
Gain Loss Investment: 29465
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,275,419
Assets Total Fixed: 1271951
Assets Own Use: 1271950
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £135,462
Assets Total Liabilities: £61,434
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,345,979
Creditors One Year Total Current: 61434
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £87,027
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1275419
Funds Restricted: 70560
Funds Total: 1345979
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-08-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 JULY 2004 as amended on 22 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN RUSTINGTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND 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 PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF RUSTLINGTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE;C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN GENERAL INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE PROVISION OF LIFE SKILLS' COURSES FOR THOSE IN RUSTINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: IN RUSTINGTON 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 Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures