COMMUNITY CHURCH HARLESDEN

Registered charity 1121958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community Church Harlesden is a church based in North West London that provides pastoral support and opportunities for worship and prayer to its members. The church also runs community projects to engage with and support its local community and other ministries around London and the world.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ARTICLES HERE TO IN HARLESDEN AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF HARLESDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SUCH PARTS OF HARLESDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: LONDON

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,797 for the year, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £63,301. The trustees report that the church is in a good financial position and has sufficient reserves to provide for if increased giving does not materialize as hoped. The reserves policy requires retaining not less than six months' total budgeted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ total budgeted expenditure (reserves figure: £63k)
“CCH will retain reserves amounting to not less than six months’ total budgeted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: E Hollow received £1,034 for services as administrator and company secretary.
“In 2025/24 as shown in the table above, the charity has paid one trustee remuneration and employer pension contributions totalling £1,034 for their role as administrator and company secretary.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Remuneration
“In 2025/24 as shown in the table above, the charity has paid one trustee remuneration and employer pension contributions totalling £1,034 for their role as administrator and company secretary.” — page 13
“Three Trustees donated an aggregate total of £6,212 to the charity during this financial year” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“In 2025/24 as shown in the table above, the charity has paid one trustee remuneration and employer pension contributions totalling £1,034 for their role as administrator and company secretary.” — page 13
“Three Trustees donated an aggregate total of £6,212 to the charity during this financial year” — page 14
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£66k£78k
31/03/2024£75k£60k
31/03/2023£88k£70k
31/03/2022£72k£65k
31/03/2021£69k£73k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY CHURCH HARLESDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,797 for the year, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £63,301. The trustees report that the church is in a good financial position and has sufficient reserves to provide for if increased giving does not materialize as hoped. The reserves policy requires retaining not less than six months' total budgeted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY CHURCH HARLESDEN£66k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CHURCH WARNDON FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHANY COMMUNITY CHURCH HARPENDEN FY2025£552k—0above—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY CHURCH IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND FY2025£331k—0above—no doubt
EARLESFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2026£109k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN FY2025£775k—0above—no doubt

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