ALTRINCHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1129206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALTRINCHAM URC CHARITY

The object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church. The charity provides public worship open to all, pastoral support of the congregation, Christian education opportunities, all age social and recreational activities, provision of premises and services to the local community, and support of the worldwide church

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: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,883 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on staff and property costs. The Trustees consider the unrestricted fund balance of £39,137, supplemented by a designated fund, to be adequate to cover future costs and emergency expenditure. They confirm that the charity remains a going concern with sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~124.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (93% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID CLARK SMITH
• HELEN MCGONNELL
• John Chisholm Lambert Allan
• Megan Gilks
• SUSAN GILLIAN JESSON
• Stephen Edward Wright

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

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