Godfirst Christchurch

Registered charity 1090933 Registered since 2002

Operates: Dorset, Hampshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

Jonathan Robert Aske Chair since 2026
Duncan Richard Kemp since 2020
Kathryn Hudson
Ruth Hatton-Bird since 2022
Samuel Harden since 2022
Sooeun Bannister since 2024

3.2y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Duncan Richard Kemp since 2020

11.1y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

Jonathan Robert Aske Chair since 2026

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 6General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 5Other services 1Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£755k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

8 from 8 in 2020

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Bridge the GAP Football 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Baer Hatora LTD Similar size; both Religion
Central Baptist Association Similar size; both Religion
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Paul, Leamington Priors Similar size; both Religion
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Longfleet (ST Mary's), Poole Similar size; both Religion
Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the University Church of ST Mary the Virgin Similar size; both Religion

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.GodFirst.church
Email	office@godfirst.church
Phone	01202470480
Address	The Runway, 15 Airfield Road, Christchurch, BH23 3TG

Finances

£902,245 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£682,588	£375,123
2022	£653,759	£519,443
2023	£688,624	£559,377
2024	£755,060	£611,771
2025	£902,245	£735,389

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN CHRISTCHURCH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/12/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/06/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/09/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07/10/2011

Trustees (6)

6trustees

43median age

0aged 70+

Jonathan Robert Askeage band 30-34 Chair since 2026
Duncan Richard Kempage band 45-49 since 2020
Kathryn Hudsonage band 65-69
Ruth Hatton-Bird since 2022
Samuel Hardenage band 40-44 since 2022
Sooeun Bannisterage band 40-44 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Godfirst Christchurch · 04343888 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 20/12/2001

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Bridge the GAP Football 1 shared trustee

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