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Registered charity (CIO) · Peterborough

The Greatness of the Eternal Church

The Greatness of the Eternal Church is a registered charity (number 1172262) based in Peterborough, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Rev Denis Baka-Dipanda since 2004. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as The Greatness of the Eternal Bethesda Community Church (Charity Commission)

  • 2 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
Where
Peterborough City
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021£14k£13k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND CHRISTIAN VALUES IN PETERBOROUGH, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AROUND THE WORLD;B) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA SERVED BY THE GREATNESS OF THE ETERNAL CHURCH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF THE SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, SEXUAL, RACE, CULTURE, LANGUAGE OR OTHER OPTIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE;IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER;TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CHURCH HEREIN AFTER CALLED THE GREATNESS OF THE ETERNAL CHURCH AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME IN CO-OPERATION WITHLOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Grants received

3 grants · £28,770 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,830 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £8,940

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £8,9402020-09-22
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9302019-03-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9002018-02-28
Board analysis

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.

2 trustees on the board

22y median 22y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

22.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

0
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 2Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 2Religious Activities 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1172262
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Mar 2017
Contact on the register
07710519264
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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