ST ANDREW'S CHEAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1134905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S CHEAM URC CHARITY

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.

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Latest income
£293k
Latest spending
£318k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amount to the equivalent of about double a year’s normal expenditure, with the trustees considering cash holdings to exceed what is required for safe cash flow. Although the charity reported a deficit of income over expenditure of £24,983 and a fall in total asset value, the trustees consider funds adequate to fulfil charitable obligations and are aware of no major risks threatening continued operation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: about double a year’s normal expenditure (held: £702k)
“Unrestricted funds amount to the equivalent of about double a year’s normal expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£763k
Total spending
£370k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£759k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~24.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£293k£318k
31/12/2024£763k£370k
31/12/2023£328k£359k
31/12/2022£331k£335k
31/12/2021£273k£306k

Common questions

Is ST ANDREW'S CHEAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds amount to the equivalent of about double a year’s normal expenditure, with the trustees considering cash holdings to exceed what is required for safe cash flow. Although the charity reported a deficit of income over expenditure of £24,983 and a fall in total asset value, the trustees consider funds adequate to fulfil charitable obligations and are aware of no major risks threatening continued operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
Winchester Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit1£3k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREW & ST GEORGE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST ANDREW'S CHEAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY£293k—0above—no doubt
ST ANDREW & ST GEORGE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£366k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWPORT PAGNELL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£166k—0unclear—no doubt
CROSSWAY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£264k—0above—no doubt
LONDON STREET (BASINGSTOKE) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£162k—0below—no doubt
ST ANDREW'S CANTERBURY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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