INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING

Registered charity 1145964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity utlise income from its investments in order that the charity can help residents and organisations within the local community with worthwhile causes by making grants.

Objects

2.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 2.1.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE: 2.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION: AND 2.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£144k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,110 before investment gains, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £43,798 against a stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity maintains significant designated funds of £6,213,501, primarily held in investments to generate future income, while general unrestricted reserves decreased from £79,291 in the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)
“All income and expenditure in 2025 and 2024 related to unrestricted funds.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £44k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rent paid to trustee D Snook
“During the year the charity paid D Snook, a Trustee, £15,600 (2024 - £15,600) for rent of a property occupied by the former caretaker of the Wiseton Road property that had previously been used by the charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to trustee D Snook for property occupied by former caretaker
“During the year the charity paid D Snook, a Trustee, £15,600 (2024 - £15,600) for rent of a property occupied by the former caretaker of the Wiseton Road property that had previously been used by the charity.” — page 14
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 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2025 (received 11/09/2026, 43 days after the 30/07/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£145k£144k
30/09/2024£138k£139k
30/09/2023£130k£103k
30/09/2022£122k£222k
30/09/2021£104k£138k

Common questions

Is INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,110 before investment gains, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £43,798 against a stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity maintains significant designated funds of £6,213,501, primarily held in investments to generate future income, while general unrestricted reserves decreased from £79,291 in the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH UPPER CHAPEL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING£145k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH UPPER CHAPEL FY2025£214k—0above—no doubt
SHARED INTEREST FOUNDATION FY2025£683k—0above3.5%no doubt
THE ANOINTED CHURCH FY2025£52k—0below—no doubt
CHURCH INVESTORS GROUP FY2025£71k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£26k—0unclear—no doubt

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