SHANKLIN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1130459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHANKLIN URC CHARITY

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

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.

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Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £90,472 from £73,115 in the prior year, driven largely by a Gift Day and increased offertory giving. Total expenditure was £85,832, resulting in a net income surplus of £4,640 and unrestricted reserves rising to £32,345. The trustees note that while annual outgoings regularly exceed income, the church maintains a positive cash balance and continues to support wider mission work.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The church and manse are held in trust by the URC Wessex Trust Limited.
“The building and the manse are held in trust by The United Reformed Church (Wessex) Trust Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£90k£86k
31/12/2024£73k£83k
31/12/2023£90k£94k
31/12/2022£66k£75k
31/12/2021£77k£64k

Common questions

Is SHANKLIN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £90,472 from £73,115 in the prior year, driven largely by a Gift Day and increased offertory giving. Total expenditure was £85,832, resulting in a net income surplus of £4,640 and unrestricted reserves rising to £32,345. The trustees note that while annual outgoings regularly exceed income, the church maintains a positive cash balance and continues to support wider mission work. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.