CHINGFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1141708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHINGFORD URC

Providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development both for the congregation and for anyone else who wishes to benefit.This includes providing leaders and facilities for youth organisations and facilities for community groups.

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: Waltham Forest, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£114k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £4,356 and unrestricted reserves of £110,470 held entirely in cash. The trustees consider the financial position to be good, noting that reserves are sufficient to cover annual ministry costs in the short term. However, the filing notes the need to keep the financial position under review to cover continuing expenditure, particularly regarding further refurbishment costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Activities for generating funds (71% of income)
“Activities for generating funds 4 67,720 84,555” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to hold sufficient resources to continue the activities of the Church (reserves figure: £110k)
“The Church’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the activities of the Church.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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: 20

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

  • Volunteers: 20

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

  • Volunteers: 24

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£118k£114k
31/12/2024£98k£107k
31/12/2023£106k£69k
31/12/2022£85k£77k
31/12/2021£63k£66k

Common questions

Is CHINGFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £4,356 and unrestricted reserves of £110,470 held entirely in cash. The trustees consider the financial position to be good, noting that reserves are sufficient to cover annual ministry costs in the short term. However, the filing notes the need to keep the financial position under review to cover continuing expenditure, particularly regarding further refurbishment costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHINGFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY£118k——above—no doubt
CATERHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£136k——unclear—no doubt
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BROXBOURNE FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£292k—0unclear—no doubt
TAUNTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£124k—0unclear—no doubt
HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£126k—0above—no doubt

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