CARDEA COMMUNITY CHURCH
-THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN CARDEA PETERBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD.-PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING HELPING THOSE IN NEED CONSISTENT WITH DOCTRINAL BELIEF & PRACTICE AS ADOPTED & AMENDED BY THE CHURCH.
Objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN CARDEA AND SOUTH STANGROUND AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING, 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 AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £50,641 while expenditure rose to £54,233, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, the church maintains a reserves policy of three months' expenditure, and the independent examiner confirmed sufficient cash reserves exist to meet ongoing liabilities such as weekly premises rentals.
What the accounts disclose
“The church has a reserves policy to maintain 3 months expenditure.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustees
- Stephen James Haleschair
- Andrew Simon Login
- Barry Stuart Didcott
- Christopher Carroll
- Jonathan Paul Wood
- Nicolas Tkaczuk
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £51k | £54k |
| 31/03/2025 | £47k | £48k |
| 31/03/2024 | £50k | £50k |
| 31/03/2023 | £45k | £38k |
| 31/03/2022 | £39k | £38k |
Common questions
Is CARDEA COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £50,641 while expenditure rose to £54,233, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, the church maintains a reserves policy of three months' expenditure, and the independent examiner confirmed sufficient cash reserves exist to meet ongoing liabilities such as weekly premises rentals. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.