ST THOMAS CROOKES

Registered charity 1140565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Thomas Crookes is an Anglican/Baptist LEP church in Sheffield. The vision of the church, as it stands alongside others in serving the city of Sheffield, is simply to be 'for the city'.

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Latest income
£874k
Latest spending
£890k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £40,380 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain a buffer equivalent to one month's expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £21,577 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income, though it remains in a position to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month's expenditure (held: £40k)
“The review concluded that to allow the Church finances to be managed effectively and to provide a buffer for uninterrupted services, unrestricted reserves (excluding property and related loans) equivalent to one month's expenditure should be maintained.” — 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.

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

Total income
£874k
Total spending
£890k
Reserves (reported)
£40k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£874k£890k
31/12/2024£904k£817k
31/12/2023£886k£782k
31/12/2022£895k£754k
31/12/2021£889k£747k

Common questions

Is ST THOMAS CROOKES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £40,380 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain a buffer equivalent to one month's expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £21,577 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income, though it remains in a position to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST THOMAS CROOKES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST THOMAS CROOKES as a grant recipient include THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE YORKSHIRE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED).

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£38k
THE YORKSHIRE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)FY2025£350Grant application

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2019£10kFir Vale Youth Work Project