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FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1103398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious ActivitiesEducation and TrainingRelief of poverty

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD GENERALLY INCLUDING BY THE WORSHIP OF GOD, THE INSTRUCTION AND EDIFICATION OF CHRISTIANS, THE CARE AND CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN AND THE EVANGELISATION OF NON-CHRISTIANS.3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG ALL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD.3.3 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING.3.4 TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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

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

Latest income
£275k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income decreased to £244,560 from £305,211 in the prior year, while unrestricted expenditure remained stable at £246,619. Consequently, the charity reported a net deficit of £5,870, reducing its total free/unrestricted reserves (general fund) to £130,328. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £20,000 to £30,000, which the current general fund balance significantly exceeds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £20,000 and £30,000 (held: £130k)
“Free reserves, defined as the general fund bank balances adjusted for amounts due to be received and paid in the subsequent six months, are maintained where possible between £20,000 and £30,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Ellen Taylor (trustee's daughter)
“Ellen Taylor, who is the daughter of Fiona Taylor a trustee, received grants totalling £2,030 (2024: £0) for mission activities overseas, and a further £100 to thank her for her work on the Leadership Team (2024: £0).” — page 15
“Rebecca Taylor, who is the daughter of Fiona Taylor a trustee, received grants totalling £525 (2024: £0) for mission activities overseas.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Rebecca Taylor (trustee's daughter)
“Ellen Taylor, who is the daughter of Fiona Taylor a trustee, received grants totalling £2,030 (2024: £0) for mission activities overseas, and a further £100 to thank her for her work on the Leadership Team (2024: £0).” — page 15
“Rebecca Taylor, who is the daughter of Fiona Taylor a trustee, received grants totalling £525 (2024: £0) for mission activities overseas.” — page 15
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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£275k£281k
31/03/2024£335k£271k
31/03/2023£230k£291k
31/03/2022£262k£263k
31/03/2021£278k£195k

Common questions

Is FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income decreased to £244,560 from £305,211 in the prior year, while unrestricted expenditure remained stable at £246,619. Consequently, the charity reported a net deficit of £5,870, reducing its total free/unrestricted reserves (general fund) to £130,328. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £20,000 to £30,000, which the current general fund balance significantly exceeds. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ADVANCE MOVEMENT UK1£20k

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 ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH£275k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL FY2024£191k—0above—no doubt
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£126k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2023£153k—0unclear—no doubt
CORNERSTONE CHURCH NEWCASTLE LIMITED FY2024£215k——below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025£449k—0below—no doubt

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