WILMSLOW UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1128170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILMSLOW URC CHARITY

Organises public worship, christian education, pastoral care and social activities

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£246k

Latest spending

£241k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves equate to three months' expenditure, meeting the charity's stated reserve policy. Total net assets increased to £313,822, supported by significant investment holdings of £227,984, despite charitable expenditure exceeding income from donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £282k)

“The General Fund balance, excluding the manse fund, equates to three months’ expenditure in line with the Charity Commission recommendations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees

“Donations without conditions totalling £7,980 (2023-24: £15,009) were received from trustees.” — page 13

“Expenses totalling £2,021 (2023-24: £5,999) were paid to eight (2023-24: nine) trustees including the Minister.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Expenses paid to trustees

“Donations without conditions totalling £7,980 (2023-24: £15,009) were received from trustees.” — page 13

“Expenses totalling £2,021 (2023-24: £5,999) were paid to eight (2023-24: nine) trustees including the Minister.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Wilmslow Youth (trustee connected)

“Donations without conditions totalling £7,980 (2023-24: £15,009) were received from trustees.” — page 13

“Expenses totalling £2,021 (2023-24: £5,999) were paid to eight (2023-24: nine) trustees including the Minister.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Wilmslow Youth

“Donations without conditions totalling £7,980 (2023-24: £15,009) were received from trustees.” — page 13

“Expenses totalling £2,021 (2023-24: £5,999) were paid to eight (2023-24: nine) trustees including the Minister.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Jane Dean
Carole Carne · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Margaret Mackenzie Arnell
Elizabeth Anne Brander
Elizabeth Wood
Martin David Duguid
Peter John Bradley
STEPHEN DAVID WOOD FCA BA
Wendy Rosemary Williams

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£246k	£241k
31/03/2024	£200k	£201k
31/03/2023	£231k	£231k
31/03/2022	£245k	£224k
31/03/2021	£403k	£178k

Common questions

Is WILMSLOW UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves equate to three months' expenditure, meeting the charity's stated reserve policy. Total net assets increased to £313,822, supported by significant investment holdings of £227,984, despite charitable expenditure exceeding income from donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2019	£10k	ROC Cafe Wilmslow

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
ERSKINE MUTON TRUST FUND	1	£12k
Winchester Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit	1	£3k

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 ST PETER AND ST PAUL, SHEPTON MALLET.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, SHEPTON MALLET income £199k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STREATHAM, IMMANUEL AND SAINT ANDREW income £174k
TRUST PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH WALMSLEY UNITARIAN CHAPEL income £108k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE income £158k
CITIFAITH CHURCH income £280k
ST ANDREW'S CANTERBURY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WILMSLOW UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	£246k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, SHEPTON MALLET FY2025	£199k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STREATHAM, IMMANUEL AND SAINT ANDREW FY2025	£174k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH WALMSLEY UNITARIAN CHAPEL FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE FY2025	£158k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CITIFAITH CHURCH FY2025	£280k	in excess of £40,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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