THE INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, SPICER STREET

Registered charity 1128937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPICER STREET CHURCH

A local church based in St. Albans. See the website for more information.

Objects

1 THE PRACTICE AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH SHALL DECIDE UPON IN GENERAL MEETING IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

Area of benefit: ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE

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

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Merged into SPICER STREET CHURCH (charity 1173938) — merger registered 05/02/2019.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£606k
Latest spending
£646k
Registered
2009

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2017

  • Volunteers: 250

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2016

  • Volunteers: 270

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2015

  • Volunteers: 250

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2017)

Total income
£606k
Total spending
£646k
Reserves (reported)
£879k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~16.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2019——
31/12/2018——
31/12/2017£606k£646k
31/12/2016£663k£653k
31/12/2015£579k£568k