THE CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH (EXETER) CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1060985 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCC, CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH

The stated objects of the Trust are: "the promotion and advancement of Christian religion and the worship of God and the spreading of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ"

Objects

TOWARDS THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £163 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves held at £38,699. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £15,000, which is based on approximately three months of expenditure. The trustees anticipate that the Church will normally operate at a deficit, expecting reserves to reduce towards the policy target over time.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £39k)
“£15,000 held on deposit has been set as a reserves policy based approximately upon 3 months expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£56k£56k
31/03/2024£57k£55k
31/03/2023£51k£56k
31/03/2022£54k£50k
31/03/2021£49k£48k

Common questions

Is THE CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH (EXETER) CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £163 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves held at £38,699. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £15,000, which is based on approximately three months of expenditure. The trustees anticipate that the Church will normally operate at a deficit, expecting reserves to reduce towards the policy target over time. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.