CCEW Charity Commission profile

MOORLANDS CHURCH

Registered charity 1176592 · organisation 5097087

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
9 January 2018
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£633,440
Latest expenditure
£383,329
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: HALTON GREEN WEST, HALTON, LANCASTER, LA2 6PA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The church holds a wide range of meetings and events on Sundays and throughout the week for its members, their families and all who are interested in exploring the Christian faith. All the activities uphold and adhere to the Basis of Faith, doctrinal distinctives and ethical statements of the church.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
26 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£633,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£383,329
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
20 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£411,075
Total Gross Expenditure
£287,667
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£450,714
Total Gross Expenditure
£286,772
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
29 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
29 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£634,033
Total Gross Expenditure
£272,187
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
5 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
5 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£635,274
Total Gross Expenditure
£255,100

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
26 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£633,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£383,329
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
127
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
20 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£411,075
Total Gross Expenditure
£287,667
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
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
22 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£450,714
Total Gross Expenditure
£286,772
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
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
29 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£634,033
Total Gross Expenditure
£272,187
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
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
5 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£635,274
Total Gross Expenditure
£255,100
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
3

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
26 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
625362
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
8078
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
633440
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£383,329
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
383329
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
20390
Expenditure Governance
31316
Expenditure Support Costs
376
Expenditure Depreciation
10458
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£179,680
Assets Total Fixed
2643585
Assets Own Use
2643585
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£318,554
Assets Total Liabilities
£571,120
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,391,019
Creditors One Year Total Current
133292
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
437828
Assets Cash
£181,356
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2388437
Funds Restricted
2582
Funds Total
2391019
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
29 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
632532
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1501
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
634033
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£272,187
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
272187
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
10002
Expenditure Governance
3192
Expenditure Support Costs
3556
Expenditure Depreciation
3389
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£360,045
Assets Total Fixed
769219
Assets Own Use
769219
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,104,176
Assets Total Liabilities
£19,837
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,853,558
Creditors One Year Total Current
14837
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5000
Assets Cash
£1,005,437
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
360045
Funds Restricted
1493513
Funds Total
1853558
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
5 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
633312
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1962
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
635274
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£255,100
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
255100
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
11364
Expenditure Governance
1848
Expenditure Support Costs
1848
Expenditure Depreciation
2637
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£370,450
Assets Total Fixed
725206
Assets Own Use
725206
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£789,574
Assets Total Liabilities
£23,068
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,491,712
Creditors One Year Total Current
18068
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5000
Assets Cash
£734,280
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
370450
Funds Restricted
1121262
Funds Total
1491712
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MOORLANDS CHURCH
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-03-20T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
1057156
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1057156
Assoc Charity Name
MOORLANDS EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST
Charity Name
MOORLANDS CHURCH
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-03-20T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
1057156
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1057156
Assoc Charity Name
MOORLANDS EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST
Charity Name
MOORLANDS CHURCH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2018-01-09T00:00:00
Charity Name
MOORLANDS CHURCH
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-11-19T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
256318
Assoc Registered Charity Number
256318
Assoc Charity Name
PROSTESTANT DISSENTING CHAPEL

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 Jan 2018
Charitable Objects
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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
595414
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
MOORLANDS CHURCH
Charity Name Id
595415
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
MOORLANDS EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST (OLD NAME)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries