EMMANUEL CHURCH CANTERBURY

Registered charity 1131041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs appearing in the governing document in Canterbury and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees of the charity may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales.

Objects

2.1 The Objects of the Church are: 2.1.1 the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Canterbury and the surrounding area; and 2.1.2 such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not limited to: the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness; the advancement of education; and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life; provided that the advancement of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives as may be adopted and amended by the Trustees from time to time

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,640 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £617,340. The trustees confirm that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are adequate for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £240k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Halpin
• Edward David Gilchrist
• Edward James Linforth · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jonathan Frederick Pick
• Nial Aliyev
• Simon Nicholas Cook

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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• EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £245k
• EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE income £273k
• EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD income £497k
• CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH income £261k
• EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON income £506k
• THE CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF SAINT SAVIOUR AND SAINT MARY OVERIE, SOUTHWARK income £3.3m

Side by side with its peers

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