DONCASTER UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Charity Number: 1182598
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Church services are on Sundays at 11am. We hold coffee mornings, open days, meditation sessions, and social events to raise awareness of Unitarianism and to raise funds. We also fundraise through our charity shop on Hall Gate. The church supports a number of local organisations that help vulnerable communities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £30,534
Total expenditure: £53,589

People

3 Trustee(s)

1 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:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Doncaster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 March 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brigitte McCready Trustee 29 July 2020
None on record
MARIAN HUGHES Trustee 22 March 2019
None on record
JOSEPHINE COPLEY Trustee 22 March 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 £31.33k £30.30k £51.71k £42.32k £30.53k
Total expenditure £46.65k £29.51k £52.13k £42.64k £53.59k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £12.00k 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 08 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 08 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 March 2024 146 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 March 2024 146 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 March 2024 511 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 25 March 2024 511 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 March 2022 135 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 March 2022 135 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 March 2022 500 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 March 2022 500 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIANS. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DONCASTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Contact information

Address:
UNITARIAN & FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
60A HALL GATE
DONCASTER
DN1 3PB
Phone:
07540282702
Email:
DONNYUNITARIANS@GMAIL.COM
Website:

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