ST NEOTS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Costs of fund raising - 132” — page 6
“The Trustees consider that the equivalent of six months’ normal expenditure is an appropriate amount.” — page 4
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- JENNY LOUISE GIBBS
- Jennifer Margaret Henderson
- Kenneth Hannah Leckie
- Norma Grace Leckie
- Paul Stephanus Botha
- RITA JOYCE CHARTER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST NEOTS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH | £66k | — | 0 | above | 1.3% | no doubt |
| ST IVES FREE CHURCH (UNITED REFORMED) CHARITY | £216k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY | £111k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ST. PAUL'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, HARROGATE | £100k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY | £126k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RIVER CHURCH (ST NEOTS) LTD | £93k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |