SOUTH HILL CHURCH (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD)

Registered charity 1137502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Weekly services on Sunday mornings and monthly Praise and Worship services on Sunday evenings - which include bible teaching, worship, baptism, communion and other activities.Sunday morning activities for children and youth at the same time as the morning serviceFamily Care groups meet for prayer, support and encouragementSupport for a number of other Christian ministries in UK and overseas

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OFBELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN HEMEL HEMPSTEADHERTFORDSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ORTHE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TOFULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLEACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITHTHE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE ANDPRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OFANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING ANDSUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THETRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.(C) TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL ANDOTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORPERSONS WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIALAND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIRCONDITIONS OF LIFE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUSOR OTHER OPINION IN HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AND THE SURROUNDINGNEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ANDTHE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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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Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £42,133 against a stated best practice target of £27,492 (three months of expenditure). The charity reported a net deficit of £8,448 for the year, with total charitable expenditure of £109,995 funded by incoming resources of £101,547.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £42k)

“best practice would require us to have 3 months expenditure in the bank (£27,492)” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07273639

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

MOH, Patricia Omosile — director, appointed 02/03/2026on trustee list
SWEETNAM, John Charles — director, appointed 28/11/2018on trustee list
HUDSON, Richard Arthur — director, appointed 30/11/2016on trustee list
OAKES, Robin Geoffrey — director, appointed 04/06/2010on trustee list
SWEETNAM, John Charles — secretary, appointed 21/11/2019

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

David George Pritchard
John Charles Sweetnam
Patricia Moh
ROBIN GEOFFREY OAKES · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Arthur Hudson

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · South Africa · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£102k	£110k
31/12/2024	£103k	£93k
31/12/2023	£112k	£105k
31/12/2022	£89k	£83k
31/12/2021	£90k	£86k

Common questions

Is SOUTH HILL CHURCH (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £42,133 against a stated best practice target of £27,492 (three months of expenditure). The charity reported a net deficit of £8,448 for the year, with total charitable expenditure of £109,995 funded by incoming resources of £101,547. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOUSE OF WORSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

HOUSE OF WORSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £170k
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £140k
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £190k
HAREHILLS LANE BAPTIST CHURCH income £136k
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH income £297k
BAR HILL CHURCH income £143k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH HILL CHURCH (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD)	£102k	—	above	—	no doubt
HOUSE OF WORSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2024	£170k	—	above	—	no doubt
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£190k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAREHILLS LANE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH FY2024	£297k	—	above	—	no doubt

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