LONDON STREET (BASINGSTOKE) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1130801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON STREET UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

As a local congregation of the United Reformed Church, London Street United Reformed Church seeks to advance the Christian religion through its activities and the facilities offered to the community by its building.

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Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves policy is to retain six months of expenditure, yet the actual free reserves held in the General Fund were £12,894, which is below this stated target. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total funds increasing from £348,275 to £399,703, supported by significant designated funds and investment assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £13k; policy: six months necessary expenditure)
“The church's reserves policy, to retain six months expenditure as "free" reserves, means that the General Fund end-of-year balance carried forward at 31st December 2025 was £12,894.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£162k£103k
31/12/2024£101k£138k
31/12/2023£466k£175k
31/12/2022£77k£99k
31/12/2021£106k£94k

Common questions

Is LONDON STREET (BASINGSTOKE) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves policy is to retain six months of expenditure, yet the actual free reserves held in the General Fund were £12,894, which is below this stated target. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total funds increasing from £348,275 to £399,703, supported by significant designated funds and investment assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government17/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THERMOSAFE FOUNDATION1£23k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROSSWAY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONDON STREET (BASINGSTOKE) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY£162k—0below—no doubt
CROSSWAY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£264k—0above—no doubt
WITHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2023£223k—0below0.0%no doubt
ST ANDREW'S CHEAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£293k—0above—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WESSEX) TRUST LIMITED FY2024£10.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN SYNOD) TRUST LIMITED FY2024£7.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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