HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1141707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNERSTONE HYTHE URC

Providing regular public worship for all. Promoting the Christian faith. Teaching the faith to all ages. Providing training, nurture and activities for children and young people. Serving the community. Giving pastoral care and support to members and others in need, particularly those in sickness, distress or poverty. Providing premises and resources for community groups and activities.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME OF UNION OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,241, which significantly exceeds its stated policy maximum of £25,000. However, the trustees note that this figure includes earmarked amounts for loan repayment and potential building repairs, and the underlying position shows a small deficit due to higher operating costs and reliance on donations. The independent examiner notes that while the General Fund remains vulnerable to cost pressures, the charity is currently stable with no funds in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Loans from Wessex Synod

“two loans from the Wessex Synod of £15,000 and £20,000. Although the duration of both loans is 10 years, the first of £15,000 was repaid in full in 2025 with the other of £20,000 due to be repaid in 2026.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 80

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 120

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Margaret Yapp · trustee of 1 other charity
Angela Jane Rawcliffe
BEVERLEY HALL · trustee of 1 other charity
David Symmonds
Dr RICHARD DUNCAN HALL
Jytta James
KAY Marjorie Egginton KEEN
Peter Blasby

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£126k	£141k
31/12/2024	£131k	£132k
31/12/2023	£243k	£205k
31/12/2022	£140k	£148k
31/12/2021	£124k	£95k

Common questions

Is HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,241, which significantly exceeds its stated policy maximum of £25,000. However, the trustees note that this figure includes earmarked amounts for loan repayment and potential building repairs, and the underlying position shows a small deficit due to higher operating costs and reliance on donations. The independent examiner notes that while the General Fund remains vulnerable to cost pressures, the charity is currently stable with no funds in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WITHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

WITHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £273k
SOUTHERNHAY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £141k
HESWALL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £93k
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £337k
ST IVES FREE CHURCH (UNITED REFORMED) CHARITY income £216k
PLUME AVENUE, COLCHESTER, UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £114k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WITHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£273k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SOUTHERNHAY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HESWALL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£93k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£337k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST IVES FREE CHURCH (UNITED REFORMED) CHARITY FY2025	£216k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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