01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 7 January 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 28 COTSWOLD DRIVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 2JB
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.opengatechurch.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
As a Church, we seek to advance the Christian faith by spreading the gospel and providing a place for regular worship and discipleship for practising Christians. We currently meet at Hardinstone Village Hall, Northampton.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northamptonshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPEN GATE CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-01-07T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Jan 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A LOCAL CHURCH TO SERVE AND POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.B) SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH WORSHIP, EVANGELISM, AND DISCIPLESHIP.C) PROVIDING PASTORAL SUPPORT, MISSIONAL OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.D) FACILITATING REGULAR MEETINGS FOR WORSHIP, PRAYER, BIBLE STUDY, YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S WORK, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND TEAM TRAINING.E) BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS TO FURTHER THESE AIMS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.