CHAFFORD HUNDRED COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1062301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian religion. The provision of social outreach. The provision of a multi function purpose built building providing facilities for the community for religious and social activities alike.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£512k

Latest spending

£575k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £63,771 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds decreased from £654,648 to £590,877, with unrestricted funds falling significantly due to transfers to restricted funds.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr D. Bareham was paid a salary during the year for work undertaken on behalf of the charity. None of this salary related to his role as a trustee.

“One of the trustees, Mr D. Bareham, was paid a salary during the year for work undertaken on behalf of the charity. None of this salary related to his role as a trustee.” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£512k

Total spending

£575k

Reserves (reported)

£591k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher David Coleschair · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID BAREHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
Frank Ferguson · trustee of 1 other charity
Ikenna Nwaiwu
JOAN MORGAN
Oladele Olaniyi Laosebikan
SAMUEL RAJ
Temi Fawehinmi

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

Operates in: Essex · Thurrock

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£512k	£575k
31/12/2023	£535k	£520k
31/12/2022	£458k	£472k
31/12/2021	£450k	£387k
31/12/2020	£511k	£457k

Common questions

Is CHAFFORD HUNDRED COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £63,771 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds decreased from £654,648 to £590,877, with unrestricted funds falling significantly due to transfers to restricted funds. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£36k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH income £131k
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £152k
FOREFRONT COMMUNITY CHURCH income £136k
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH income £245k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT income £292k
THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN LONDON LIMITED income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHAFFORD HUNDRED COMMUNITY CHURCH	£512k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH FY2024	£131k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£152k	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREFRONT COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£136k	£42,317	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£245k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT FY2025	£292k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.