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DUNCAN ROAD CHURCH TRUST

Registered charity 1092876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support the Church fellowship known as Duncan Road Church.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SOUTHAMPTON 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: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOUTHAMPTON

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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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust ran at a deficit of £8,778 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £87,581. The trustees attribute this deficit to exceptional special project costs and significantly increased operating costs. Reserves are retained to cover potential ongoing costs associated with appointing a pastor.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no more than 6 month’s typical expenditure (held: £88k)
“The trustees’ policy is to hold an amount equivalent to no more than 6 month’s typical expenditure in the General Fund.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Land transfer to Western Counties Trust
“The main land and buildings were already held by Western Counties Trust, and the car park land transfer now ensures that all land and buildings used by Duncan Road Church are under the ownership of Western Counties Trust.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The trust is currently managed by only two trustees, which is a recognised risk that we are seeking to mitigate.
“The trust is currently managed by only two trustees, which is a recognised risk that we are seeking to mitigate.” — page 1
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.

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£29k£38k
31/10/2024£29k£27k
31/10/2023£29k£21k
31/10/2022£31k£21k
31/10/2021£27k£23k

Common questions

Is DUNCAN ROAD CHURCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust ran at a deficit of £8,778 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £87,581. The trustees attribute this deficit to exceptional special project costs and significantly increased operating costs. Reserves are retained to cover potential ongoing costs associated with appointing a pastor. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.