Havant and Emsworth United Reformed Church Charity

Registered charity 1130507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAVANT UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY, HAVANT URC CHARITY

Provision of public worship in accordance with the tradition and practice of the United Reformed Church, pastoral work, provision of premises for use by groups for meetings and activities not necessarily directly connected with the church. Provision of donations for charitable purposes not necessarily connected with but consistent the church's ethos

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £34,013 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily due to significant spending on church fabric repairs and regular payments to the Ministry and Mission Fund. However, the trustees report that the objective of maintaining reserves equivalent to 50% of annual expenditure has been achieved, and the charity holds unrestricted and designated funds totaling £149,774 alongside £71,027 in cash and ethical investments to ensure it can meet its objectives.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW GERARD JACKSON
• BRIDGET MARY MADDOCKS
• Christine Elizabeth Shaw
• DAVID ROBERT SMITH
• Elaine Margaret Wood · trustee of 1 other charity
• Isobel Alexandra Spencer
• PHILIP RONALD MADDOCKS
• Rev David John Williams
• SHEILA MARGARET STARK
• SHIRLEY WARREN

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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