CCEW Charity Commission profile

Life Church Beccles

Registered charity 1198561 · organisation 5197660

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
8 April 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£109,584
Latest expenditure
£120,118
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: The Hive, 5 Taylor Square, Newgate, BECCLES, Suffolk, NR34 9AT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the Christian faith in the county of Suffolk and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world. To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused.

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
30 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£109,584
Total Gross Expenditure
£120,118
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
28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£354,235
Total Gross Expenditure
£351,983
Fin Period Start Date
8 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£241,695
Total Gross Expenditure
£331,037

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
30 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£109,584
Total Gross Expenditure
£120,118
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
58
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
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£354,235
Total Gross Expenditure
£351,983
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
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
8 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
19 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£241,695
Total Gross Expenditure
£331,037
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
50

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
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
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Life Church Beccles
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-12-22T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
3955204
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1071556
Assoc Charity Name
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP BECCLES TRUST
Charity Name
Life Church Beccles
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-04-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Apr 2022 as amended on 18 Jan 2023
Charitable Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID COUNTY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID COUNTY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
653745
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP BECCLES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures