ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FUND

Registered charity 1060484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The governing instrument states that the trustees shall apply the income and may apply the capital for the provision within the Parish of Haslemere of religious education in accordance with the tenets of the Church of England by means of a Sunday School or otherwise. The objects are achieved in a variety of ways involving the local Church of England School, the parish Youth Minister etc.

Objects

FOR THE PROVISION WITHIN THE PARISH OF HASLEMERE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY MEANS OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL OR OTHERWISE

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HASLEMERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£121k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £179,091 at the end of the period, with total income of £84,514 and total payments of £57,572. The trustees declare that these short-term assets are adequate to fulfil the charity's obligations without needing to realise long-term assets.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School rent
“The former First School, Chestnut Avenue, Haslemere provided the major part of the Fund’s income, parts having been let on long term leases.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: up to a year (held: £179k)
“The trustees seek to maintain sufficient reserves to enable them to continue making grants at the level anticipated for up to a year in the event that Fund’s income is disrupted for that period.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£84k£121k
31/03/2025£85k£58k
31/03/2024£85k£60k
31/03/2023£80k£68k
31/03/2022£79k£47k

Common questions

Is ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £179,091 at the end of the period, with total income of £84,514 and total payments of £57,572. The trustees declare that these short-term assets are adequate to fulfil the charity's obligations without needing to realise long-term assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.