CITY CHURCH LANCASTER

Registered charity 1172291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Lancashire and such other parts of the UK and the world as the Charity Trustees may from time to time decide.

Objects

The Object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Lancashire and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Charity Trustees may from time to time decide; andThe relief of poverty, hardship and distress in particular but not exclusively within the areas of Lancaster and Morecambe through provision of grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty

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 experienced continued growth in community activity and maintained stable patterns of regular giving. The trustees report that financial reserves were used responsibly to support staff increases and commitments, with a policy to retain sufficient reserves for a minimum of three months. No material uncertainties or serious governance failures are disclosed in the filing.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Malcolm Robinsonchair
• Hannah Little
• Heather Tallents
• Jethro Niven
• Miriam Clissold
• Peter Carrington · trustee of 1 other charity
• Scott Lingard

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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