CHURCH COMMUNITIES UK

Charity number: 229226
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancing the Christian faith and particularly establishing church communities where members devote themselves to the service of Jesus Christ that includes work, worship, apostolic mission, education and family life. We welcome visitors and give charitable assistance in support of peace, justice, reconciliation, non-violence, community, education, and alleviation of poverty and suffering.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£28,831,365

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Donations and legacies £7.13m
Charitable activities £21.58m
Other trading activities £94.95k
Investments £23.74k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£25,050,624

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £25.03m
Other £22.19k

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £22.19k
Charitable expenditure £25.03m
Retained for future use £3.78m

People

5 Trustee(s)

380 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • 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 Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Kent
  • Austria
  • Germany

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • - PLOUGH PUBLISHING HOUSE (Working name)
  • BEECH GROVE COMMUNITY (Working name)
  • DARVELL COMMUNITY (Working name)
  • BRUDERHOF COMMUNITIES IN THE UK (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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
Lara Shirky Trustee 11 January 2024
None on record
Marianne Wright Trustee 11 January 2022
None on record
Darlene Keiderling Trustee 05 November 2019
None on record
LAEL PAGE Trustee
None on record
BERNARD HIBBS Trustee
Property Pastors Trust
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £21.29m £19.46m £30.44m £26.52m £28.83m
Total expenditure £20.12m £21.54m £24.48m £26.76m £25.05m
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 £2.18m £1.43m £6.40m £3.91m £7.13m
Income - Other trading activities £299.51k £6.39k £195.56k £191.14k £94.95k
Income - Charitable activities £18.81m £17.94m £23.85m £22.42m £21.58m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £10.03k £83.87k £0 £4.36k £23.74k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £20.10m £21.51m £24.48m £26.74m £25.03m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £27.71k £21.06k £27.67k £58.45k £45.21k
Expenditure - Grants institution £742.22k £4.32m £1.48m £3.77m £271.31k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £16.78k £27.83k £5.40k £17.49k £22.19k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £30.80m £30.51m £35.12m £26.33m £29.36m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £6.89m £6.74m
Other assets £6.79m £7.78m £9.53m £10.39m £9.60m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.50m £4.50m £4.70m £3.86m £2.17m

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 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 March 2023 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 March 2023 34 days late
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 January 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11TH JUNE 1948 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 3RD APRIL 1978, 11TH OCTOBER 1985, 14TH MARCH 1995, 22ND FEBRUARY 2002 AND 23RD APRIL 2007 as amended on 19 Jan 2022 as amended on 23 Aug 2023

Charitable objects

The Company is established to advance the Christian faith, and to promote the moral and spiritual welfare of the general public in accordance with the principles set out in Foundations and for the public benefit, in such manner as is exclusively charitable pursuant to English charity law, in particular but not exclusively by: 4.1 advancing the vocation of Christian church community described in Foundations and inspired by the early Christian community described in The Acts of the Apostles 2:44-45 and 4:32-35, as a witness to the world and in service of humanity; 4.2 establishing, supporting and maintaining Bruderhof church communities that are open to all people, thus enabling their participants to devote themselves to the service of Jesus Christ and the proclamation of the gospel through a shared life of worship, mission, common work, education and family life, recognising that productive labour is a vital aspect of church community life and is, in this context, a religious activity that advances the message of the Christian gospel; 4.3 relieving poverty, advancing education, and supporting the principles and practice of the Christian faith in relation to peace, justice, reconciliation and non-violence; and 4.4 furthering the purposes of the Bruderhof throughout the world insofar as they are exclusively charitable under English law.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
DARVELL
BRIGHTLING ROAD
ROBERTSBRIDGE
TN32 5DR
Phone:
01580883300
Email:
info@ccimail.co.uk
Website:

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