PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Registered charity 1195419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are the advancement of the Christian faith for the public benefit among children and young people and their families

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, WORKING IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, OTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS WITH STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNIFORMED ORGANISATIONS IN DORSET AND HAMPSHIRE AND ESPECIALLY IN BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND STAFF OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS RELEVANCE TO LIFE THROUGH REGULAR VISITS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOLS, ETC;(2) THE DELIVERY OF ASSEMBLIES, LITURGIES, LESSONS, WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL CLUBS AND OTHER EVENTS BY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, THEIR MINISTERS AND MEMBERS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING THROUGH EXPLORING, DISCUSSING AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND FOR RESPONDING TO IT;(3) PROVIDING TRAINING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN MINISTRY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE;(4) THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDISED SUPERVISION, SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO MEMBERS OF SCHOOL STAFF, CHURCHES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PASTORAL CARE WORKERS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN SCHOOLS.

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 total income increased by 11% to £169,477, resulting in a revenue surplus of £7,685. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £93,036, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of retaining between 2-4 months' running costs (designated at £36,800).

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 4 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (31/10/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aldina Taylor
• Katherine Jane Davis BSc Hons
• Philip Cole
• Rev Andrew Corke
• Susan Carol Wintle

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole

Income and spending

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