CCEW Charity Commission profile

INSPIRE LONDON CHURCH

Registered charity 1153540 · organisation 5040524

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
27 August 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£787,026
Latest expenditure
£903,037
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: St. James Church, Clerkenwell Close, LONDON, EC1R 0EA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects for which the charity is established are the advancement of religion in accordance with the tenets and practices of the Church of England including (but not limited to); - ancillary or incidental educational activities; and - other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

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
21 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
21 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£787,026
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,037
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
30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£955,035
Total Gross Expenditure
£955,316
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
22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£870,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£747,649
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
14 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£738,456
Total Gross Expenditure
£800,202
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
26 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£613,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£656,824

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
21 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£787,026
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,037
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
50
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
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£955,035
Total Gross Expenditure
£955,316
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50
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
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£870,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£747,649
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
50
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
14 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£738,456
Total Gross Expenditure
£800,202
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
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
40
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
26 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£613,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£656,824
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
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
40

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
21 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
223467
Income Other Trading Activities
492157
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
42717
Income Other
28685
Income Total Income And Endowments
787026
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£903,037
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
903037
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
55844
Expenditure Governance
850
Expenditure Support Costs
181072
Expenditure Depreciation
11781
Gain Loss Investment
40598
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£474,587
Assets Total Fixed
1292214
Assets Own Use
120208
Assets Long Term Investment
1172006
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£574,468
Assets Total Liabilities
£21,439
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,845,243
Creditors One Year Total Current
21439
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£541,308
Funds Endowment
955624
Funds Unrestricted
523895
Funds Restricted
365724
Funds Total
1845243
Count Employees
10
Consolidated 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
30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
394099
Income Other Trading Activities
479647
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
40398
Income Other
40891
Income Total Income And Endowments
955035
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£955,316
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
955316
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
61385
Expenditure Governance
850
Expenditure Support Costs
768975
Expenditure Depreciation
16510
Gain Loss Investment
40598
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£551,373
Assets Total Fixed
1127114
Assets Own Use
130429
Assets Long Term Investment
996685
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£670,216
Assets Total Liabilities
£11,396
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,785,934
Creditors One Year Total Current
11396
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£579,945
Funds Endowment
796747
Funds Unrestricted
551373
Funds Restricted
437814
Funds Total
1785934
Count Employees
10
Consolidated 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
22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
408075
Income Other Trading Activities
399004
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
37025
Income Other
26865
Income Total Income And Endowments
870969
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£747,649
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
747649
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
87366
Expenditure Governance
700
Expenditure Support Costs
747649
Expenditure Depreciation
7180
Gain Loss Investment
-1395
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£536,793
Assets Total Fixed
1062184
Assets Own Use
105498
Assets Long Term Investment
956686
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£693,279
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,846
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,745,617
Creditors One Year Total Current
9846
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£626,928
Funds Endowment
758448
Funds Unrestricted
536793
Funds Restricted
450376
Funds Total
1745617
Count Employees
10
Consolidated 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
14 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
400274
Income Other Trading Activities
291407
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
32768
Income Other
14007
Income Total Income And Endowments
738456
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£800,202
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
800202
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
34963
Expenditure Governance
750
Expenditure Support Costs
782100
Expenditure Depreciation
18102
Gain Loss Investment
-36218
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£450,169
Assets Total Fixed
1065077
Assets Own Use
106996
Assets Long Term Investment
958081
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£574,960
Assets Total Liabilities
£16,345
Assets Current Investment
40327
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,623,692
Creditors One Year Total Current
16345
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£534,633
Funds Endowment
758881
Funds Unrestricted
450169
Funds Restricted
414642
Funds Total
1623692
Count Employees
10
Consolidated 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
26 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
376828
Income Other Trading Activities
205130
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
28558
Income Other
3081
Income Total Income And Endowments
613597
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£656,824
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
656824
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
28559
Expenditure Governance
750
Expenditure Support Costs
656824
Expenditure Depreciation
18102
Gain Loss Investment
116687
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£502,877
Assets Total Fixed
1119397
Assets Own Use
125098
Assets Long Term Investment
994299
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£608,915
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,656
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,721,656
Creditors One Year Total Current
6656
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£563,694
Funds Endowment
694543
Funds Unrestricted
502877
Funds Restricted
524236
Funds Total
1721656
Count Employees
10
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of London
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Islington
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
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
INSPIRE LONDON CHURCH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2013-08-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 27 AUG 2013AMENDED ON 14/09/2015
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS AND PRACTICES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO); - ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND - OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITYTHIS PROVISION MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION AND THE ARCHDEACON OF HACKNEY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures