THUNDERSLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1138562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith and has a variety of activies including Pre-School, Parent and Toddler, Children and Young People, events for Men, Women and the community, fellowship groups, luncheon club, coffee mornings, ladies art & craft, discipleship, parenting and leadership training and residential accomodation for those over 65 yrs.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £171,452, which is above the previous year's figure of £150,282, though the trustees' policy does not set a specific formula for the required level of reserves. The charity reported a net surplus of £29,130 for the year, with total income of £573,985 covering total expenditure of £544,855, indicating adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Colin Wingham
• Dr Grace Annan
• IAN RUDD
• Rev David Turner
• Rev Richard Keeler
• Stephen Rogers
• Stuart Harrison

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

Operates in: Brazil · Essex · Romania · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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