FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 1 June 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £862,460
Latest expenditure: £879,736
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: THE FORGE, 161 HOLME LACY ROAD, HEREFORD, HR2 6DG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.freedomchurchhereford.co.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Freedom Church is a Bible-believing church that exists to connect anyone, anywhere to a life-changing relationship with Jesus. Freedom Church aims to pioneer new churches throughout the world by training, empowering and releasing Christian leaders to make the gospel accessible to as many people as possible.

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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: 31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £862,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £879,736

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: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,097,699
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,067,212

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: 12 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,073,511
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,175,036

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: 9 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,186,666
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,072,041

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: 24 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,053,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £993,737

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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: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £862,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £879,736
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: 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: 150

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: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,097,699
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,067,212
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: 150

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: 12 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,073,511
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,175,036
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: 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: 180

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: 9 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,186,666
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,072,041
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 125

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: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,053,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £993,737
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 220

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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: 31 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 648830
Income Other Trading Activities: 5081
Income Charitable Activities: 80793
Income Investments: 108500
Income Other: 19256
Income Total Income And Endowments: 862460
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £879,736
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 879736
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 43448
Expenditure Governance: 2269
Expenditure Support Costs: 781305
Expenditure Depreciation: 22240
Gain Loss Investment: 30
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £326,228
Assets Total Fixed: 1522220
Assets Own Use: 1521287
Assets Long Term Investment: 933
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £324,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £649,811
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,196,409
Creditors One Year Total Current: 72049
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 577762
Assets Cash: £221,849
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1168937
Funds Restricted: 27472
Funds Total: 1196409
Count Employees: 18
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: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 859359
Income Other Trading Activities: 53147
Income Charitable Activities: 14150
Income Investments: 127485
Income Other: 43558
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1097699
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,067,212
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1067212
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 51500
Expenditure Governance: 18788
Expenditure Support Costs: 38345
Expenditure Depreciation: 30477
Gain Loss Investment: -6644
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -3356
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £376,476
Assets Total Fixed: 1503442
Assets Own Use: 624783
Assets Long Term Investment: 878659
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £448,825
Assets Total Liabilities: £721,062
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,231,205
Creditors One Year Total Current: 123765
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 597297
Assets Cash: £402,349
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1202866
Funds Restricted: 28339
Funds Total: 1231205
Count Employees: 24
Consolidated 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: 12 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 880454
Income Other Trading Activities: 102872
Income Charitable Activities: 41829
Income Investments: 34223
Income Other: 14133
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1073511
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £523
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,174,513
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1175036
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 10340
Expenditure Governance: 23982
Expenditure Support Costs: 48016
Expenditure Depreciation: 21265
Gain Loss Investment: -490
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -67100
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £356,593
Assets Total Fixed: 1526498
Assets Own Use: 641195
Assets Long Term Investment: 885303
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £410,251
Assets Total Liabilities: £726,031
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,210,718
Creditors One Year Total Current: 113133
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 612898
Assets Cash: £334,972
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1177382
Funds Restricted: 33336
Funds Total: 1210718
Count Employees: 30
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: 9 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 937256
Income Other Trading Activities: 67176
Income Charitable Activities: 75233
Income Investments: 24352
Income Other: 82649
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1186666
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,411
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,069,630
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1072041
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 19636
Expenditure Governance: 30911
Expenditure Support Costs: 55169
Expenditure Depreciation: 19147
Gain Loss Investment: -1686
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,379,833
Assets Total Fixed: 1593930
Assets Own Use: 1569059
Assets Long Term Investment: 24871
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £415,710
Assets Total Liabilities: £629,807
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,379,833
Creditors One Year Total Current: 126000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 503807
Assets Cash: £295,299
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1353122
Funds Restricted: 26711
Funds Total: 1379833
Count Employees: 29
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 24 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 907528
Income Other Trading Activities: 70609
Income Charitable Activities: 62337
Income Investments: 9346
Income Other: 4157
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1053977
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £993,737
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 993737
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 28941
Expenditure Governance: 30478
Expenditure Support Costs: 58578
Expenditure Depreciation: 30262
Gain Loss Investment: 1087
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 217762
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1490064
Assets Own Use: 1463507
Assets Long Term Investment: 26557
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £381,857
Assets Total Liabilities: £605,027
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,266,894
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112735
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 492292
Assets Cash: £305,296
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -71041
Funds Restricted: 1337935
Funds Total: 1266894
Count Employees: 28
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cardiff
Welsh Ind: Yes

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-03-22T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 1008459
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1008459
Assoc Charity Name: FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD

Charity Name: FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-06-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 01 Jun 2015
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF: (A) BROADCASTING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE; AND (B) HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION 2. THE PREVENTION OF RELIEF OR POVERTY OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. 3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIMES ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE (B) PROVIDING TRAINING, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES, WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 4. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management