FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 1114788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF ENGLAND

Support network for a number of IPC Presbyterian Churches in England and Europe

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Latest income

£428k

Latest spending

£418k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash held at year-end was £66,763, which the trustees confirm is complying with their reserves policy aimed at holding sufficient unrestricted cash to continue operations. The charity reported a net surplus of £10,165 for the year, resulting in total net assets increasing to £416,433.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted cash sufficient so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely (held: £67k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash sufficient so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Schutter
Rev DAVID WYN THOMAS · trustee of 2 other charities
Timothy John Houghton · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£428k	£418k
31/12/2024	£196k	£195k
31/12/2023	£194k	£123k
31/12/2022	£251k	£159k
31/12/2021	£225k	£185k

Common questions

Is FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash held at year-end was £66,763, which the trustees confirm is complying with their reserves policy aimed at holding sufficient unrestricted cash to continue operations. The charity reported a net surplus of £10,165 for the year, resulting in total net assets increasing to £416,433. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£24k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£23k
THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN EUROPE TRUST.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN EUROPE TRUST income £330k
IPAS UK income £173k
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA, LONDON CONGREGATION income £424k
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE income £762k
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA MILTON KEYNES CONGREGATION income £140k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, PRESTBURY income £214k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	£428k	—	within	—	no doubt
UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN EUROPE TRUST FY2024	£330k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IPAS UK FY2025	£173k	—	below	—	no doubt
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA, LONDON CONGREGATION FY2025	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE CENTRE FY2025	£762k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA MILTON KEYNES CONGREGATION FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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