CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 22 August 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £4,277,572
Latest expenditure: £531,007
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Christ Church, 4 Vaughan Road, HARPENDEN, AL5 4ED

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

ChristChurch is open to all who wish to learn more about the Christian faith. We hold public Christian services of worship and teaching, arrange midweek Bible studies, run children's, young people's & senior citizen's activities, provide pastoral care, encourage voluntary giving to the church's work and other charitable activities and provide financial support for those associated with the Church.

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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: 22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,277,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,007

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: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £624,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £506,080

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: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,158,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £485,263

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: 5 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £507,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £435,090

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: 21 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £493,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,870

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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: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,277,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,007
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: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £624,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £506,080
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: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,158,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £485,263
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: 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: 200

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: 5 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £507,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £435,090
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: 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: 200

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: 21 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £493,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,870
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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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: 22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4222605
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 19430
Income Investments: 20474
Income Other: 15063
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4277572
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £531,007
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 531007
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 34410
Expenditure Governance: 10800
Expenditure Support Costs: 117603
Expenditure Depreciation: 2101
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £295,376
Assets Total Fixed: 1891772
Assets Own Use: 1891772
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,374,229
Assets Total Liabilities: £419,082
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,846,919
Creditors One Year Total Current: 174082
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 245000
Assets Cash: £3,875,035
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2187148
Funds Restricted: 3659771
Funds Total: 5846919
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only 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: 25 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 583885
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 10343
Income Investments: 24348
Income Other: 6134
Income Total Income And Endowments: 624710
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,276
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £503,804
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 506080
Expenditure Investment Management: 2276
Expenditure Grants Institution: 53716
Expenditure Governance: 4920
Expenditure Support Costs: 56805
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £120,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1893873
Assets Own Use: 1893873
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £246,648
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,168
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,100,353
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40168
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £224,974
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2098380
Funds Restricted: 1973
Funds Total: 2100353
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only 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: 17 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 525600
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7557
Income Investments: 2998
Income Other: 622102
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1158257
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £485,263
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 485263
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 5400
Expenditure Depreciation: 13153
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £289,819
Assets Total Fixed: 868669
Assets Own Use: 868669
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,133,244
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,190
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,981,723
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20190
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,106,892
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 289819
Funds Restricted: 1691904
Funds Total: 1981723
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only 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: 5 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 501143
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 4536
Income Investments: 19
Income Other: 1447
Income Total Income And Endowments: 507145
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £435,090
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 435090
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 37182
Expenditure Governance: 7569
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £285,742
Assets Total Fixed: 979293
Assets Own Use: 979293
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £341,968
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,532
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,308,729
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12532
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £320,838
Funds Endowment: 979293
Funds Unrestricted: 285742
Funds Restricted: 43694
Funds Total: 1308729
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-06-28T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 5002275
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1128660
Assoc Charity Name: CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN

Charity Name: CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-08-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 22 Aug 2016
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN HARPENDEN AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; ANDSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling