HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1130930 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARPENDEN URC

Providing regular public worship for all;promoting the Christian faith;teaching the faith to all ages;providing training,nurture and activities for children;serving the community;giving pastoral care and support to members and others in need,particularly those in sickness,distress or poverty;providing premises and 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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £165,067 to £136,001 during the year, driven by total expenditure of £366,482 against incoming resources of £337,415. The charity holds no fixed assets other than tangible assets valued at £137,162 and has no creditors falling due after one year, indicating a liquid financial position despite the net expenditure for the period.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Beatrice Mary Francis
• James Thompson Browne Mr
• NORMAN LESLIE DEAS
• PHILIP MARTIN VALLE

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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