THE ECUMENICAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S PSALTER LANE CHURCH, SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 1137529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S PSALTER LANE CHURCH

Weekly Christian worship; the education and nurturing of the Christian faith; work with children and young people; ministry in old people's homes; pastoral links; fellowship lunches; maintaining the church's buildings and grounds; eco-congregation; links with Clifford School; and development of inter-faith work and an Inter-Faith Centre.

Objects

The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the Area of Benefit in accordance with the principles and practices of the Participating Churches. In achieving its purpose, the Charity will engage in a range of activities, either on its own or with others, including (but not restricted to):a) the celebration of public worship; b) the teaching of the Christian faith; c) mission and evangelism; d) pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved; e) the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs; and f) the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.

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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Latest income
£245k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £245,125 against expenditure of £206,373, resulting in a net surplus of £38,752. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to fund six months of budgeted expenditure, which amounts to £94,500. The charity confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Offerings & Tax Recovered (33% of income)
“Offerings & Tax Recovered 100,616” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £819k)
“as a minimum we should seek to have sufficient reserves for the next six months. Our unrestricted reserves are sufficient to fund our budgeted six months expenditure of £94,500.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Church is part of The Sheffield Methodist Circuit, which is part of The Sheffield Methodist District and is also accountable to The Methodist Conference.
“The Church is part of The Sheffield Methodist Circuit, which is part of The Sheffield Methodist District and is also accountable to The Methodist Conference. None of the Trustees made a gift of land or substantial other asset to the Church during the year or seek to influence the Trustees.” — page 12
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£245k£206k
31/08/2024£221k£271k
31/08/2023£326k£222k
31/08/2022£168k£169k
31/08/2021£167k£143k

Common questions

Is THE ECUMENICAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S PSALTER LANE CHURCH, SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £245,125 against expenditure of £206,373, resulting in a net surplus of £38,752. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to fund six months of budgeted expenditure, which amounts to £94,500. The charity confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.