CHORLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1128897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHORLEY URC CHARITY OR HOLLINSHEAD STREET URC CHARITY

Sunday and midweek services, including Family Services. Outreach to the local community and church rooms available for local organisations to hire. Attached uniformed organisations. Fund raising events for church funds and other charities, UK and overseas. Regular financial support for specific overseas projects (not "linked charities" as such). Pastoral care/support for church members/families.

Objects

The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 · Religious Activities · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chorley, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£162k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £23,182 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by unrestricted donations and investment gains. However, the trustees note that general reserves are technically insufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months' expenditure due to a significant liability to the North West Synod.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charity has bank deposits of £126,469 at the balance sheet date but a liability to NW Synod of £136,000 resulting in there being insufficient general reserves (on paper) to meet this "business as usual" level of funds.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 24
Government income: £12,843 — grants £12,843 (4); 8% of the £161,545 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 24
Government income: £6,153 — grants £6,153 (4); 4% of the £146,820 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Government income: £27,010 — grants £27,010 (8); 17% of the £156,842 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Grahame Barkbychair
BRIAN DARBYSHIRE
Colin Lambert
Fiona Hodson
Ian McKendrick
James Mawdesley
MRS YVONNE BARKBY
Marcia Pendlebury
Pat Holgate
RACHEL BROWN
REES BALLARD

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£162k	£140k
31/12/2024	£147k	£633k
31/12/2023	£157k	£149k
31/12/2022	£150k	£226k
31/12/2021	£126k	£132k

Common questions

Is CHORLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £23,182 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by unrestricted donations and investment gains. However, the trustees note that general reserves are technically insufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months' expenditure due to a significant liability to the North West Synod. 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	08/07/2022	£10k	Part-time Centre Manager for The Hollinshead Centre at Chorley URC
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2015	£10k	Development of Chorley's Open Kitchen

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRAWLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

CRAWLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £98k
CHINGFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £118k
PURLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH income £153k
CHRIST CHURCH SWANLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £142k
HADLEIGH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH income £73k
TAUNTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHORLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	£162k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHINGFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£118k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
PURLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH FY2025	£153k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH SWANLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£142k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HADLEIGH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH FY2025	£73k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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