CITYGATE CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 February 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05899708
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,111,390
Latest expenditure: £1,163,960
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 138A HOLDENHURST ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 8AS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.citygate.church (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the Christian religion, to proclaim and further the gospel of God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and to preach and teach the Christian faith.

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: 17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,111,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,163,960

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 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £865,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £878,484

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: 13 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £713,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,460

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: 24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,458,912
Total Gross Expenditure: £645,970

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: 28 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £656,904
Total Gross Expenditure: £624,783

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: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,111,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,163,960
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £58,611
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: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 350

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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £865,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £878,484
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 350

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: 13 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £713,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,460
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,000
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: 360

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: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,458,912
Total Gross Expenditure: £645,970
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £3,299
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: 298

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: 28 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £656,904
Total Gross Expenditure: £624,783
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £15,630
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: 278

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: 17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 907516
Income Other Trading Activities: 166380
Income Charitable Activities: 33511
Income Investments: 3983
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1111390
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £146,625
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,017,335
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1163960
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 39547
Expenditure Governance: 5186
Expenditure Support Costs: 308400
Expenditure Depreciation: 95484
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £219,153
Assets Total Fixed: 2396097
Assets Own Use: 2396097
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £445,687
Assets Total Liabilities: £61,490
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,780,294
Creditors One Year Total Current: 61490
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £401,736
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2742603
Funds Restricted: 37691
Funds Total: 2780294
Count Employees: 30
Consolidated 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: 24 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 768567
Income Other Trading Activities: 60588
Income Charitable Activities: 36612
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 865767
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £28,656
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £849,828
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 878484
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 40196
Expenditure Governance: 5186
Expenditure Support Costs: 173317
Expenditure Depreciation: 91289
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £295,860
Assets Total Fixed: 2439757
Assets Own Use: 2439757
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £453,932
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,825
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,832,864
Creditors One Year Total Current: 60825
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £401,415
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2783273
Funds Restricted: 49591
Funds Total: 2832864
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated 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: 13 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 636494
Income Other Trading Activities: 54620
Income Charitable Activities: 22858
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 713972
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,549
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £731,911
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 739460
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 43945
Expenditure Governance: 5187
Expenditure Support Costs: 170181
Expenditure Depreciation: 82470
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £374,635
Assets Total Fixed: 2451220
Assets Own Use: 2451220
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £428,219
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,858
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,845,581
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33858
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £393,879
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2781974
Funds Restricted: 63607
Funds Total: 2845581
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated 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: 24 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1425006
Income Other Trading Activities: 19558
Income Charitable Activities: 14348
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1458912
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,242
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £643,728
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 645970
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 49773
Expenditure Governance: 5187
Expenditure Support Costs: 163364
Expenditure Depreciation: 88993
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £344,888
Assets Total Fixed: 2526181
Assets Own Use: 2526181
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £362,741
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,853
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,871,069
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17853
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £330,004
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2812110
Funds Restricted: 58959
Funds Total: 2871069
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated 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: 28 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 622392
Income Other Trading Activities: 32270
Income Charitable Activities: 2242
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 656904
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,937
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £618,846
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 624783
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 57307
Expenditure Governance: 4854
Expenditure Support Costs: 167879
Expenditure Depreciation: 77798
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £278,938
Assets Total Fixed: 1779189
Assets Own Use: 1779189
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £293,100
Assets Total Liabilities: £14,162
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,058,127
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14162
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £260,685
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2034219
Funds Restricted: 23908
Funds Total: 2058127
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bournemouth
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CITYGATE CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-02-15T00:00:00

Charity Name: CITYGATE CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-02-18T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 5061646
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1161706
Assoc Charity Name: SOUTHBOURNE EVANGELICAL CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH CIO

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 AUGUST 2006. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 5 FEBRUARY 2008.
Charitable Objects: 3 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE (IN BOURNEMOUTH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT).A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND TO PROCLAIM AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD AND OF HIS SON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO PREACH AND TEACH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND PERSONS IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF AGE OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION OR SHELTER.C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION WHETHER OF CHILDREN (ABOVE OR BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE) OR OF ADULTS.D) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: IN BOURNEMOUTH AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGOM AND THE WORLD.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 453647
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BOURNEMOUTH FAMILY CHURCH (NEW COVENANT CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH)

Charity Name Id: 453643
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BOURNEMOUTH FAMILY CHURCH

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures