CHEMIN NEUF COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1084546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

activities for the advancement of the religious and other charitable work of the Community e.g. individual or couple retreats, language programmes, support of 'Street Children Project' in the DRC.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONGREGATION AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE CONGREGATION CEASE TO EXIST OR SHALL CEASE TO CARRY ON RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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

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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£274k
Latest spending
£311k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £37,122 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £49,553. Total income decreased to £274,349 from £306,240, largely due to the winding down of the Lambeth mission. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves (cash at bank and in hand) stood at £74,467, which the trustees state is above their policy target of covering three months' unrestricted expenditure less fraternity donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure on unrestricted activities less three months' fraternity donations (reserves figure: £74k)
“Our policy is to keep a cash reserve that covers three months' expenditure on unrestricted activities less three months' fraternity donations.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 14

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Cornwall · Lambeth · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£274k£311k
31/12/2024£306k£356k
31/12/2023£311k£333k
31/12/2022£321k£331k
31/12/2021£272k£311k

Common questions

Is CHEMIN NEUF COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £37,122 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £49,553. Total income decreased to £274,349 from £306,240, largely due to the winding down of the Lambeth mission. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves (cash at bank and in hand) stood at £74,467, which the trustees state is above their policy target of covering three months' unrestricted expenditure less fraternity donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHEMIN NEUF COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHEMIN NEUF COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kTo advance the Christian religion
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£29kTo advance the Christian religion
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£28kTo advance the Christian religion
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£28kTo advance the Christian religion (Obj. 1)
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3kThe Church
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kThe Church
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kThe Church
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kThe Church

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LAMBETH CHINESE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHEMIN NEUF COMMUNITY£274k——above—no doubt
LAMBETH CHINESE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£171k—0below—no doubt
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£664k—0unclear—no doubt
KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER FY2025£477k—0below—no doubt
COVENTRY CITY MISSION FY2025£145k—0above—no doubt
CABIN LANE CHURCH FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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