CITY CHURCH BRISTOL

Charity number: 1156712
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

City Church currently meets on two sites each Sunday morning to worship God and expound the bible. Both sites run children's activities. The church runs groups for worship, prayer and bible study, a youth group, coffee mornings, and holds services in a local retirement home. Various training courses are run periodically. The church is also involved in the StreetLife project.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 2014: CIO registration
  • 13 January 2016: Funds received from 1100490 BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL
  • 09 October 2018: Funds received from 1087087 CITY CHURCH (BRISTOL) TRUST
  • 16 February 2023: Funds received from 1055406 THE SANCTUARY CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Working name)
  • BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRISTOL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
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
NICHOLAS DAVID TODD Chair 21 February 2014
None on record
LLoyd Maynard Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Rachel Donne-Davis Trustee 27 July 2021
None on record
Sarah Gillian Evens Trustee 28 April 2020
None on record
Samuel Dalziel Trustee 05 September 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £521.41k £492.32k £441.21k £542.74k £641.46k
Total expenditure £430.22k £413.37k £367.11k £454.30k £541.29k
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 £501.59k N/A N/A £521.94k £623.81k
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £18.14k N/A N/A £18.69k £16.98k
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Investment £57 N/A N/A £5 £431
Income - Other £1.62k N/A N/A £2.10k £248
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £430.22k N/A N/A £454.30k £541.29k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A N/A £4.76k £4.85k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A £22.08k £54.38k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A £0 £0

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 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £3.37k N/A N/A £6.11k £3.65k
Long-term investments £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Other assets £216.49k N/A N/A £474.59k £567.29k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Total liabilities £12.17k N/A N/A £27.40k £17.47k

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 August 2023 27 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 27 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 28 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 23 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 23 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 22 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 22 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Unit 2
Fenton Court
1-3 Fenton Road
BRISTOL
BS7 8ND
Phone:
01179243322