CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING AND OUTREACH

Charity number: 221462
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CPO CREATES, PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES RESOURCES AND MEDIA TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. OUR VISION IS TO MAKE A NATIONAL IMPACT BY EQUIPPING THE CHURCH TO REVITALISE ITS COMMUNICATION, TO BE THE UK'S LEADING DEVELOPER & PROVIDER OF INNOVATIVE CHRISTIAN RESOURCES & MEDIA, AND TO BE A DYNAMIC, FLEXIBLE, PROACTIVE CHARITY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE & PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £6,000
Total expenditure: £1,515

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 May 1963: Standard registration
  • 25 January 2020: Funds received from 1096868 THE CHURCHES' ADVERTISING NETWORK
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHRISTIAN PUBLICITY ORGANISATION (Working name)
  • CPO (Working name)
  • CPO DESIGN & PRINT (Working name)
  • CPO DIGITAL (Working name)
  • CHRISTIAN PUBLICITY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00588731 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mike Elms Chair 23 January 2018
None on record
Jason Reece Trustee 01 August 2024
CHARITY OF JOSHUA COX
Received: On time
Stewart Smith Trustee 08 June 2022
None on record
Rev Robert Bryan James Trustee 04 October 2021
None on record
Rev Simon Arnold Kenworthy Allaby Trustee 10 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £312.66k £1.61m £946.02k £41.43k £6.00k
Total expenditure £248.34k £1.74m £983.60k £13.73k £1.52k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £7.10k £6.30k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £1.60m £911.90k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £27.82k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £1.70m £966.43k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £38.23k £17.17k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £15.49k £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 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 30 September 2024 20 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2023 12 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 12 July 2024 On time
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 26 July 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 February 2023 106 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 February 2023 106 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On time
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/03/2012 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/03/2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29/05/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BY DISPLAY PUBLICITY AND ADVERTISING BY ASSISTING CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION WITH THEIR DISPLAY, PUBLICITY AND ADVERTISING AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS BEING CHARITABLE AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
9 Polo Field Drive
CANTERBURY
Kent
CT3 4FA
Phone:
01903263354
Email:
trustees@cpo.org.uk
Website:

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