CANNING ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH
The Object of the Canning Road Evangelical Church CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Southport, Merseyside and such other parts of the United Kingdom 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 SOUTHPORT, MERSEYSIDE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £9,373 for the year, bringing total funds to a surplus of £318,259. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £31,945, which the trustees consider to be on target against their policy of holding six months of average costs. The charity remains on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“the trustees have agreed a policy to hold a minimum of 6 months average costs in unrestricted and undesignated reserves. This amounts to around £25,000”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Paying staff
- 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- DAVID RAYMOND GEERINGchair
- Daniel Styles
- David Raymond Geering
- Lionel Richard Milner
- Michael David Harding
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £43k | £72k |
| 31/03/2025 | £43k | £53k |
| 31/03/2024 | £42k | £57k |
| 31/03/2023 | £38k | £37k |
| 31/03/2022 | £36k | £29k |
Common questions
Is CANNING ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £9,373 for the year, bringing total funds to a surplus of £318,259. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £31,945, which the trustees consider to be on target against their policy of holding six months of average costs. The charity remains on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.