DISCOVER CHURCH

Charity number: 1050248
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £89,129
Total expenditure: £84,562

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bournemouth
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Wiltshire
  • Colombia
  • India
  • Jamaica
  • Romania
  • Thailand

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 1995: Standard registration
  • 20 August 2021: Funds received from 296032 WESSEX CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WESSEX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev BRIAN DOWNWARD Chair
None on record
DANIEL EDWARD MORGAN Trustee 17 June 2021
None on record
Julian Christopher Downward Trustee 03 September 2019
None on record
DAVID NORMAN HUGHES Trustee 12 January 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £107.06k £109.00k £81.61k £80.49k £89.13k
Total expenditure £79.83k £77.19k £76.58k £95.01k £84.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 23 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 23 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MODEL CONSTITUTION WITH TRUST DEED ADOPTED 21 NOVEMBER 1993 AS AMENDED 27 MARCH 2009 as amended on 15 Jan 2018

Charitable objects

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; AND (C) 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

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN PRACTICE BOURNEMOUTH

Contact information

Address:
25 Linden Road
West Parley
FERNDOWN
Dorset
BH22 8RR
Phone:
01202576709
Email:
wccbh1@hotmail.com
Website:

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