MIDDLEWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 11 July 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £811,665
Latest expenditure: £741,816
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Middlewich Community Church, 34-36 Brooks Lane, MIDDLEWICH, CW10 0JG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.middlewich.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Local Community Church, which was formerly known as Middlewich Pentecostal Church and is now trading as Mid-Cheshire Community Church, is dedicated to advancing the Christian Faith by providing pastoral care, teaching, youth and children's programs, and community support through various outreach initiatives in Mid-Cheshire.

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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: 27 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £811,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £741,816

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: 26 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £652,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £657,617

Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £811,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £741,816
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: 20

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: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £652,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £657,617
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 27 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 172283
Income Other Trading Activities: 61417
Income Charitable Activities: 567578
Income Investments: 2017
Income Other: 8370
Income Total Income And Endowments: 811665
Income Legacies: 94802
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £741,816
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 741816
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 27836
Expenditure Support Costs: 23336
Expenditure Depreciation: 20155
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £248,880
Assets Total Fixed: 3346929
Assets Own Use: 828413
Assets Long Term Investment: 2518516
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £282,736
Assets Total Liabilities: £465,788
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,163,877
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55337
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 410451
Assets Cash: £225,010
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3163877
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3163877
Count Employees: 15
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: 26 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 74843
Income Other Trading Activities: 61361
Income Charitable Activities: 513867
Income Investments: 1230
Income Other: 1639
Income Total Income And Endowments: 652940
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £657,617
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 657617
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24500
Expenditure Support Costs: 21500
Expenditure Depreciation: 11569
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £180,311
Assets Total Fixed: 3367084
Assets Own Use: 848568
Assets Long Term Investment: 2518516
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £191,917
Assets Total Liabilities: £464,973
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,094,028
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41606
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 423367
Assets Cash: £137,501
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3094028
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3094028
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

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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: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MIDDLEWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-02-17T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1051786
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1051786
Assoc Charity Name: MIDDLEWICH PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

Charity Name: MIDDLEWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-07-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Jul 2022
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.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures