Downing Place United Reformed Church, Cambridge, General Funds Charity

Charity number: 1131462
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides regular public worship for all. Promotes education and learning about the Christian Faith for all ages. Gives pastoral support to those in sickness, distress or poverty. Provides nurture and activities for children and young people. Serves the community by providing premises for groups and resources for activities, including education and learning opportunities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £449,890
Total expenditure: £587,864

People

18 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 2009: Previously excepted registration
  • 14 May 2019: Funds received from 1143892 ST. COLUMBA'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CAMBRIDGE CHA...
  • 25 October 2019: Funds received from 1166110 CASTLE END MISSION
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • Downing Place URC General Funds Charity (Working name)
  • EMMANUEL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE (Previous name)
  • EMMANUEL URC CAMBRIDGE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Nigel Philip Uden Chair 31 May 2018
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
Dr William Owen Saxton Trustee 10 April 2025
None on record
Sonya Clare Sireau Trustee 06 April 2025
None on record
Ian Chilles Strachan Trustee 06 April 2025
THE CAMBRIDGE THEOLOGICAL FEDERATION
Received: On time
George William Adams Devine Trustee 06 April 2025
None on record
Helen Elizabeth Bell Trustee 06 April 2025
None on record
Dr Robert Connon Smith Trustee 07 May 2023
None on record
Dr CHARLES CHRISTOPHER AUGUR PEARCE Trustee 07 May 2023
None on record
Alison Esther Binney Trustee 07 May 2023
None on record
Hazel Joy Sanderson Trustee 23 May 2021
None on record
Hannah Clare Stephenson Trustee 23 May 2021
None on record
Dr Elizabeth Cornelia De Bruin-Lara Trustee 07 April 2019
None on record
Helen Christy Trustee 07 April 2019
None on record
COLIN WILLIAM CHRISTY Trustee 31 May 2018
None on record
Dr ALAN JAMES ROBERTSON RICKARD Trustee 31 May 2018
None on record
STEPHEN THORNTON CBE Trustee 17 April 2016
None on record
JANE BOWER Trustee 17 April 2016
None on record
PHILIPPA MILLINGTON JONES Trustee 17 April 2016
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 £664.27k £456.40k £440.15k £675.61k £449.89k
Total expenditure £433.26k £352.45k £406.22k £521.42k £587.86k
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 £396.79k N/A N/A £309.28k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A £128.32k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £117.39k N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment £44.58k N/A N/A £51.69k N/A
Income - Other £105.50k N/A N/A £186.33k N/A
Income - Legacies £206.67k N/A N/A £16.03k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £430.74k N/A N/A £521.42k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.51k N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance £1.00k N/A N/A £1.32k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £157.50k N/A N/A £175.84k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A £0 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 2023 27 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 July 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.

TRUSTS DISTILLED FROM THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ACTS (1972 AND 1981) AND SCHEME OF UNION (1972) 01/01/1973 as amended on 26 Apr 2018

Charitable objects

The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
4 Downing Place
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 3EL
Phone:
01223 756635
Email:
No information available
Website:

downingplaceurc.org