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THE C3 CHURCH

Registered charity 1132699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C3, C3 THE JOURNEY, CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH, THE JOURNEY

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted income increased to £2,335,127, yet the charity reported a net expenditure of £274,838 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. Per the trustees' report, free reserves fell to £47,390, which is below the stated policy target of two months' unrestricted expenditure, though the trustees maintain that adequate resources exist to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months' unrestricted expenditure (held: £47k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain the free reserves, which are part of unrestricted funds, at a level which equates to approximately two months' unrestricted expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£47k
Employees
44

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Lincolnshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.4m£2.6m
31/12/2023£2.2m£2.5m
31/12/2022£2.0m£2.2m
31/12/2021£2.0m£2.0m
31/12/2020£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is THE C3 CHURCH financially healthy?

The accounts state that total unrestricted income increased to £2,335,127, yet the charity reported a net expenditure of £274,838 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. Per the trustees' report, free reserves fell to £47,390, which is below the stated policy target of two months' unrestricted expenditure, though the trustees maintain that adequate resources exist to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds THE C3 CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE C3 CHURCH as a grant recipient include SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE FYRISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£41k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k

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