ST NEOTS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Registered charity 1130767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NEOTS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Promoting the Christian faith; providing regular public worship for all; teaching the Christtian faith to all ages; providing training, nurture and activities for children and young people; serving the community; giving pastoral care and support to members and others in need, particularly those in sickness, distress or poverty; providing resources for community groups and 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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Huntingdonshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church's normal activities showed a deficit of £1,078, which was offset by a surplus from fundraising schemes, resulting in an overall net receipt of £4,093. The Trustees report that the level of unrestricted reserves is acceptable against their policy target of six months' expenditure, though they acknowledge a significant repair need for the church tower that requires securing additional funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Costs of fund raising - 132” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ normal expenditure (reserves figure: £25k)
“The Trustees consider that the equivalent of six months’ normal expenditure is an appropriate amount.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs J Gibbs received £640 for leading worship/preaching fees.
“Mrs J Gibbs led worship on 16 (2024:11) separate occasions and was paid a total of £640 (2024: £440) during the year. None of the other Trustees received payment for their services to the church” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £542 — contracts £542 (1); under 1% of the £66,208 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 5% of the £93,038 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£66k£62k
31/12/2024£64k£66k
31/12/2023£93k£76k
31/12/2022£58k£82k
31/12/2021£68k£54k

Common questions

Is ST NEOTS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church's normal activities showed a deficit of £1,078, which was offset by a surplus from fundraising schemes, resulting in an overall net receipt of £4,093. The Trustees report that the level of unrestricted reserves is acceptable against their policy target of six months' expenditure, though they acknowledge a significant repair need for the church tower that requires securing additional funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST NEOTS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH£66k—0above1.3%no doubt
ST IVES FREE CHURCH (UNITED REFORMED) CHARITY FY2025£216k——unclear—no doubt
AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£111k—0below—no doubt
ST. PAUL'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, HARROGATE FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£126k—0above—no doubt
RIVER CHURCH (ST NEOTS) LTD FY2025£93k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.