CHESSINGTON EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1129129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church was established to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in our community, gather Christian disciples into a local assembly and teach them the doctrine and practices of the Christian faith.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN KINGSTON UPON THAMES AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND(2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING THE MANAGING TRUSTEES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: KINGSTON UPON THAMES

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 KING'S CHURCH, CHESSINGTON (charity 1190218) — merger registered 08/11/2021.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£575k
Latest spending
£766k
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 31/12/2020

  • Volunteers: 200
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2019

  • Volunteers: 200
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2018

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)

Total income
£575k
Total spending
£766k
Reserves (reported)
£204k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2021——
31/12/2020£575k£766k
31/12/2019£630k£719k
31/12/2018£598k£667k
31/12/2017£838k£651k