THORNTON HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1130780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of the Christian faith and promotion of the evangelical protestant religion, through:Sunday services for Divine WorshipMidweek Bible Study and Prayer MeetingMonthly Growth groupsChildren and Young People's meetingsLadies meetingOpen Door advice sessions

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN CROYDON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND (2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF [THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING] [THE MANAGING TRUSTEES] FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: 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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£190k

Latest spending

£160k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,283,421, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £30,000. The filing confirms a surplus of income over expenditure for the year and notes that resources are adequate to cover future expenditure in the short to medium term.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three month’s general account expenditure (reserves figure: £2.3m)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain reserves of the equivalent of three month’s general account expenditure. This equates to about £30,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 9

“Mrs TM Harris (wife of Mr SM Harris) — Office Administrator Salary 10,131 8,625 Employer’s Pension Contributions 507 431”

“Mr J Harris (son of SM Harris) Cleaner Salary (Jan-Jun 2024) - 3,435”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 9

“Mrs TM Harris (wife of Mr SM Harris) — Office Administrator Salary 10,131 8,625 Employer’s Pension Contributions 507 431”

“Mr J Harris (son of SM Harris) Cleaner Salary (Jan-Jun 2024) - 3,435”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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: 30
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: 30
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: 35
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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Patrick John Ridgewaychair
BRICE FRANCK VICTOR HADJARD
Benjamin Clifford Harries
DAVID ANTHONY BRISTOW
DIPAK CHIMANLAL DAMANI
EDGAR CONRAD POWELL
Gary Calvin George Orlebar
IAN EDWARD WHYBROW
Lucio Dente
PHILIP JOHN TAYLOR
Randy Obaze
SIMON MARK HARRIS
Winston Harvey

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£190k	£160k
31/12/2024	£182k	£150k
31/12/2023	£161k	£147k
31/12/2022	£168k	£158k
31/12/2021	£130k	£160k

Common questions

Is THORNTON HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,283,421, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £30,000. The filing confirms a surplus of income over expenditure for the year and notes that resources are adequate to cover future expenditure in the short to medium term. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAROLD HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

HAROLD HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £204k
HOLMGATE EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £105k
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £190k
DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £193k
HORWICH EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £35k
CORNERSTONE EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THORNTON HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH	£190k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAROLD HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£204k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HOLMGATE EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£105k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£190k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£193k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HORWICH EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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