01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 12 March 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £578,250
- Latest expenditure
- £579,732
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Festival Church, Queen Street, CHESTER, CH1 3LG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.festival.church (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Festival Church is a network of local Christian churches working together for the greater good. It's charitable objects are to promote the Christian Faith, to advance education and to relieve sickness and financial hardship, in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, as the Church Council thinks fit.
03 Official extract
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
- 29 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £578,250
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £579,732
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £568,110
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £484,079
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,673,410
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £454,162
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,210
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,343
- Fin Period Start Date
- 12 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £578,250
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £579,732
- 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
- 260
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £568,110
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £484,079
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,553
- 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
- 260
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,673,410
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £454,162
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,636
- 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
- 240
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,210
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,343
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 12 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 547093
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29433
- Income Investments
- 1724
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 578250
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £579,732
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 579732
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 129879
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1105
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £144,900
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1316105
- Assets Own Use
- 1316105
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £319,315
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £324,756
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,310,664
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10848
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 313908
- Assets Cash
- £310,577
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1310664
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1310664
- Count Employees
- 11
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 473263
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 30593
- Income Investments
- 1201
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 505057
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £484,079
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 484079
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 129645
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1105
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £473,263
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1317210
- Assets Own Use
- 1317210
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £320,439
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £325,503
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,312,146
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6914
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 318589
- Assets Cash
- £320,439
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1312146
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1312146
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only 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
- 1 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1643780
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1057
- Income Charitable Activities
- 28490
- Income Investments
- 83
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1673410
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £454,162
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 454162
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 125064
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1105
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,219,248
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1318315
- Assets Own Use
- 1318315
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £239,225
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £329,425
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,228,115
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2920
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 326505
- Assets Cash
- £239,225
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1228115
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1228115
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FESTIVAL CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-12-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1052199
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1052199
- Assoc Charity Name
- ALIVE CHURCH
- Charity Name
- FESTIVAL CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-12-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1052201
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1052201
- Assoc Charity Name
- NORTH COAST CHURCH
- Charity Name
- FESTIVAL CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-12-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1051792
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1051792
- Assoc Charity Name
- FESTIVAL CHURCH CHESTER
- Charity Name
- FESTIVAL CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-03-12T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- FESTIVAL CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-07-28T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5028967
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1147795
- Assoc Charity Name
- NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (LLANDRINDOD WELLS)
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Mar 2020
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
10 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
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures