TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED BY THE MERSEY SYNOD OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Registered charity 1132754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERSEY SYNOD, TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED BY THE MERSEY SYNOD OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND HELD FOR ITS RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK

As one of the regional Synods of the United Reformed Church, the Mersey Synod is primarily concerned with the maintenance and mission of the churches in its province. This includes the acquisition of new church properties and disposal of redundant properties, calling ordained ministers and lay preachers and developing ecumenical relationships with other Christian Churches.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £186,515 for the year, driven by significant gains on investments and property disposals, despite a deficit from charitable activities. Unrestricted funds totalled £4,226,826, providing a substantial buffer against the identified risks and commitments, including the reversal of a provision for the Ministers' Pension Fund deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PB Syddall & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) — “Living Faith is a series of practical and welcoming events from the URC Mersey Synod, exploring how we can live out our Christian faith in e…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher John Mangham
• HOWARD KLEIN
• Martin Morris
• NEIL MACKENZIE · trustee of 4 other charities
• STEPHEN WILLIAM ELLIOTT

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN SYNOD) TRUST LIMITED.

• THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN SYNOD) TRUST LIMITED income £7.4m
• THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTH WESTERN SYNOD) INCORPORATED income £1.0m
• THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST income £3.9m
• THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE) TRUST LIMITED income £1.6m
• THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD. income £2.0m
• UNITED REFORMED CHURCH THAMES NORTH SYNOD CHARITIES income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

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