CENTRE FOR THEOLOGY AND COMMUNITY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 November 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05848143
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £679,754
Latest expenditure: £644,298
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: EAST CRYPT, ST-GEORGE-IN-THE-EAST, 14 CANNON STREET ROAD, LONDON, E1 0BH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.theology-centre.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our work is primarily with Christian congregations - encouraging engagement with the implications of the faith for social justice, and collaboration with other faiths in bringing this about. A key partner in this work is Citizens UK, and its local affiliate, London Citizens.

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: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £679,754
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,298

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £598,100
Total Gross Expenditure: £584,755

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: 19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £522,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £442,899

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: 14 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £488,312
Total Gross Expenditure: £485,007

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: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £466,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £424,408

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: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £679,754
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,298
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: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £598,100
Total Gross Expenditure: £584,755
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: 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: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £522,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £442,899
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £488,312
Total Gross Expenditure: £485,007
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £466,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £424,408
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 599480
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 79187
Income Investments: 1087
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 679754
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £644,298
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 644298
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1800
Expenditure Support Costs: 99147
Expenditure Depreciation: 205
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £59,561
Assets Total Fixed: 10336
Assets Own Use: 10336
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £207,672
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,355
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £202,653
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15355
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £12,603
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 59561
Funds Restricted: 143092
Funds Total: 202653
Count Employees: 16
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: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 394876
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 203224
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 598100
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £584,755
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 584755
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1800
Expenditure Support Costs: 85226
Expenditure Depreciation: 200
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,935
Assets Total Fixed: 10037
Assets Own Use: 37
Assets Long Term Investment: 10000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £176,619
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,459
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £167,197
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19459
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £108,524
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 60935
Funds Restricted: 106262
Funds Total: 167197
Count Employees: 15
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: 19 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 6803
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 515247
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 522050
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £442,899
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 442899
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16182
Expenditure Support Costs: 34946
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £153,852
Assets Total Fixed: 10237
Assets Own Use: 237
Assets Long Term Investment: 10000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £160,054
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,439
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £153,852
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16439
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £76,552
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 78342
Funds Restricted: 75510
Funds Total: 153852
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR THEOLOGY AND COMMUNITY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-11-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/05/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/10/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/09/2014
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEACHINGS, TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT FAITH COMMUNITIES INCLUDING PROMOTING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, DEVELOPING A NETWORK IN ORDER TO SHARE GOOD PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE, BY FACILITATING SUPERVISED PLACEMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND BY ENGAGING IN RESEARCH
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, GREATER LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 490815
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling