CROWBOROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST

Registered charity 1088189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust was set up for the furtherance of the religious and other charitable activities of the church fellowship known as Crowborough Community Church which has existed since 1997.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: EAST SUSSEX AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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

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

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

Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £14,186 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £242,187. The trustees report that reserves are retained to support current activities and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: present level of reserves should be retained in order to support the current level of activities and expenditure (held: £242k)

“The Trustees consider that the present level of reserves should be retained in order to support the current level of activities and expenditure. This policy will be reviewed when the church growth enables a stable and regular annual surplus and is under constant review.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Frederick Penneychair
Alastair Mark Uren
Heather Brooker
JOHN ROBERT LOVELL
Krysna Maboueki

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£81k	£95k
31/03/2024	£73k	£88k
31/03/2023	£77k	£88k
31/03/2022	£81k	£95k
31/03/2021	£87k	£88k

Common questions

Is CROWBOROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £14,186 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £242,187. The trustees report that reserves are retained to support current activities and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST.

MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £108k
CROWBOROUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £197k
CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH income £33k
THE FRIENDS OF CROWBOROUGH HOSPITAL income £76k
COVENTRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH income £49k
NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £71k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CROWBOROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST	£81k	—	within	—	no doubt
MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CROWBOROUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£197k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF CROWBOROUGH HOSPITAL FY2025	£76k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COVENTRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH FY2025	£49k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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