SUTTON COLDFIELD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Registered charity 1131424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUTTON COLDFIELD URC

Sutton Coldfield United Reformed Church, Mission Statement - Sharing the love of God through Worship and Friendship - All are Welcome.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £38,113 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £244,733. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, supported by continued member support and rental income from premises hire. However, the trustees' report notes that finances are under pressure due to property-related issues, essential maintenance, and damage from break-ins and an arson attack.

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.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Fred Eaton
• BARBARA WALLACE MCDOWELL
• Barbara Ann Mary Bean
• Joanne Willis
• Katherine Ann Butcher
• Mair Ellis O'Donovan
• Margaret Elizabeth Young
• Meriel Susan Shotton
• Nigel Keith Bean
• Patricia Anne Broughton
• Patricia Constance Hatton
• Rev David Michael Walton
• Richard Edward Broughton
• Terence Flower

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.