COLCHESTER CHURCHES CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 December 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £50,136
Latest expenditure: £74,310
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 4 LONGDRYVE, WAVELL AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO2 7HH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity receives donations from members of the public and makes donations to Churches in the Church of England Deanery of Colchester to assist with the cost of undertaking capital projects on Church buildings.

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: 13 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £50,136
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,310

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: 10 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,948

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: 8 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £13,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,060

Fin Period Start Date: 3 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £200,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,057

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £50,136
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,310
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 10 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,948
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 8 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £13,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,060
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 3 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £200,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,057
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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 Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COLCHESTER CHURCHES CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-12-03T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (THE OBJECTS) ARE:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.B) TO COLLECT MONIES BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION OR OTHERWISE TO ENABLE THE CHARITY TO MAKE GRANTS OR ASSIST CHURCHES IN CARRYING OUT THE IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF CHURCHES AND IN ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.C) UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER LIKE WORK OF A WHOLLY CHARITABLE NATURE WHICH THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER RIGHT AND PROPER; PROVIDED THAT THE CHARITY SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE OR PRESERVATION OF ANY CHURCH.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures