COM CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 February 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 10973678
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £674,890
Latest expenditure: £410,076
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 51 HIGH STREET NORTH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1JF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND HELP RELIEVE HARDSHIP FOR ALL PEOPLE IN ALL ITS FORMS, WHEREVER IT OCCURS

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: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £674,890
Total Gross Expenditure: £410,076

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £495,019
Total Gross Expenditure: £530,823

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £374,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,797

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £329,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £406,659

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £293,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,717

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: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £674,890
Total Gross Expenditure: £410,076
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: 180

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £495,019
Total Gross Expenditure: £530,823
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: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 160

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £374,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,797
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: 115

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £329,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £406,659
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,500
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: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £293,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,717
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £25,357
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: 80

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: 30 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 671930
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 2960
Income Total Income And Endowments: 674890
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £196,769
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £184,398
Expenditure Other: 28909
Expenditure Total: 410076
Expenditure Investment Management: 34425
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 176989
Expenditure Depreciation: 22781
Gain Loss Investment: 616236
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £889,370
Assets Total Fixed: 410912
Assets Own Use: 410912
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £478,458
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £889,370
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £460,108
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 889370
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 889370
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COM CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-02-15T00:00:00

Charity Name: COM CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-04-08T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3953942
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1071744
Assoc Charity Name: DUNSTABLE COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 SEP 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 FEB 2018 as amended on 24 Feb 2019
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN DUNSTABLE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE COMPANY2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN DUNSTABLE BY: -THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS AND SERVICES-THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 595536
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COM CHURCH DUNSTABLE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures