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EMMANUEL CHURCH WIMBLEDON

Registered charity 1146577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church of England proprietary chapel, providing Sunday services, a variety of midweek groups and activities, and an apprentice training programme. Support of individuals in Christian work throughout the UK and overseas.

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

Latest income
£568k
Latest spending
£799k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £568,087 from £698,231 in the prior year, while operating costs were £798,858. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £114,126, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £100k-£150k (2-3 months of operational expenditure).

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2-3 months of operational expenditure, of around £100k-£150k (held: £114k)
“The policy of the Trustees is to endeavour to maintain free cash reserves amounting to 2-3 months of operational expenditure, of around £100k-£150k” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration to daughter-in-law of trustee Simon Blows
“The daughter in law of Simon Blows received remuneration of £20,849 (2023: £22,367), employer NI contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,831) and employer pension contributions of £2,310 (2023: £2,237).” — page 27
“In 2023 E Coleridge, a trustee, paid £12,000 for the rental of a charity property.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental payment by trustee E Coleridge
“The daughter in law of Simon Blows received remuneration of £20,849 (2023: £22,367), employer NI contributions of £1,622 (2023: £1,831) and employer pension contributions of £2,310 (2023: £2,237).” — page 27
“In 2023 E Coleridge, a trustee, paid £12,000 for the rental of a charity property.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £278k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£568k
Total spending
£799k
Reserves (reported)
£173k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 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 (74% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£568k£799k
31/12/2023£698k£874k
31/12/2022£524k£841k
31/12/2021£756k£884k
31/12/2020£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL CHURCH WIMBLEDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £568,087 from £698,231 in the prior year, while operating costs were £798,858. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £114,126, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £100k-£150k (2-3 months of operational expenditure). Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT1£10k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, WIMBLEDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMANUEL CHURCH WIMBLEDON£568k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, WIMBLEDON FY2024£194k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH, LEAMINGTON SPA, CIO FY2025£424k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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