THE FORGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Charity Number: 1101080
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the Christian faith and to relieve persons who are in conditions of need and hardship or who are aged or sick.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £389,273
Total expenditure: £390,304

Total income includes £12,600 from 4 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

100 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Ethiopia
  • Guatemala
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 February 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MCF (Working name)
  • MENDLESHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
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
Sarah Cobbold Trustee 15 July 2024
None on record
Stephen John Urwin Trustee 15 July 2019
None on record
Oliver Westmancott Trustee 15 July 2019
HANDS @ WORK IN AFRICA UK
Received: On time
WHO CARES MISSION
Received: On time
Stephen James Fenning Trustee 15 July 2019
TOWN ESTATE CHARITY
Received: On time
THE FURTHER FASTER NETWORK
Received: On time
ROUTE2FREEDOM
Received: On time
Michael Christopher Walsh Trustee 15 July 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £477.89k £455.48k £378.66k £356.66k £389.27k
Total expenditure £488.47k £384.87k £413.96k £433.47k £390.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.37k £2.00k £43.06k £18.40k £12.60k

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 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 November 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 November 2021 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 14 NOVEMBER 2003, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 4 JULY 2007 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 17 DECEMBER 2008.

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 DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OFEN LAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (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 LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit

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

SUFFOLK

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1101080-1 BROCKFORD AND EARL STONHAM TRUST
Governing document
SCHEME OF THE COMMISSION DATED 4 JULY 2007
Charitable objects
TO FURTHER SUCH CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK IN SUFFOLK AS THE TRUSTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. SUFFOLK
Registration history
  • 21 February 2006 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
THE FORGE CHURCH
THE OLD CHAPEL
FORWARD GREEN
STOWMARKET
IP14 5HP
Phone:
01449710437
Email:
companysecretary@forgechurch.com
Website:

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