HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1131691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Activities

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Latest income

£150k

Latest spending

£171k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an underlying deficit of £13k for the year, driven by costs for the Community Lunch and building maintenance. The trustees note that the church holds ample reserves and that the financial outturn for 2025 will depend on significant building repairs and future grant funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of annual expenditure (held: £136k)

“The Reserves Policy is to hold 50% of annual expenditure as a reserve. Currently this Reserve is set at £66k.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Church holds ample reserves but will need to address both the underlying deficit and the net costs of addressing any issues with the spire and boilers.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity employs J Abernethy-Berkley as the Full time Minister for the Church. He is not a Trustee of the Charity. The costs of his employment, and in respect of the provision of accommodation (which is customary for ministers) so that they can better perform their duties, is shown in note 2 (a) above.

“The total of donations funded by Trustees and related parties was £5,350 (2023 £5,080)” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and related parties

“The total of donations funded by Trustees and related parties was £5,350 (2023 £5,080)” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2023) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Chaudhary
Iveta Olejkova
ROBERT JAMES ALEXANDER GORRIE
Thomas Cree Jenkins

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

Operates in: Camden · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£150k	£171k
31/12/2023	£154k	£152k
31/12/2022	£162k	£163k
31/12/2021	£171k	£128k
31/12/2020	£151k	£164k

Common questions

Is HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an underlying deficit of £13k for the year, driven by costs for the Community Lunch and building maintenance. The trustees note that the church holds ample reserves and that the financial outturn for 2025 will depend on significant building repairs and future grant funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/05/2025	£19k	"Spire repair, Pond Square Chapel, Highgate - Phase 1"
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/01/2025	£19k	Weekly Community Lunch
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/12/2023	£8k	Community Lunch at Pond Square Chapel
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/06/2019	£10k	Pond Square Chapel Hub 4 All

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS SOUTHGATE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS SOUTHGATE income £204k
REIGATE PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £167k
CITY GATE CHURCH, UK income £115k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £651k
ST. PAUL'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, HARROGATE income £100k
POTTERS BAR UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS SOUTHGATE FY2024	£204k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REIGATE PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024	£167k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CITY GATE CHURCH, UK FY2025	£115k	Under £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£651k	—	2	above	—	no doubt
ST. PAUL'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, HARROGATE FY2025	£100k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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