CROYDON JUBILEE CHURCH

Registered charity 1146703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Croydon Jubilee Church is a group of people committed to serving Jesus Christ in the local Croydon community and beyond. Apart from regular weekly meetings the church operates for the benefit of the community in a variety of ways including youth work, children's activities, involvement in a shelter for the homeless in winter months and supporting parents in different ways.

Objects

3. THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN CROYDON, SURREY AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS LIVING IN CROYDON AND SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND3.3 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£452k
Latest spending
£452k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £74 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £137,260 are maintained above the stated policy target of £100,000, representing at least three months of expenses, and that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (45% of income)
“Generous congregational giving by CJC Church membership (including the Castle Hill church plant), both in regular monthly donations and oneoff gifts for either specific or general requirements amounted to £201,411 in the financial year 2024/25”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of expenses (held: £137k)
“The current policy is to maintain reserves adequate for at least three months of expenses. This was assessed as at the balance sheet date as £100,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 18
“C. Richardson, who is closely related to N. Richardson, who is a member of key management, received employment benefits totalling £15,022 (2024: £17,731) for conducting youth ministry for the church and providing sessional services to the charity's coffee shop.” — page 21
“A. Richardson, who is closely related to N. Richardson, who is a member of key management, received employment benefits totalling £1,723 (2024: £1,311) for providing sessional services to the charity's coffee shop.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 18
“C. Richardson, who is closely related to N. Richardson, who is a member of key management, received employment benefits totalling £15,022 (2024: £17,731) for conducting youth ministry for the church and providing sessional services to the charity's coffee shop.” — page 21
“A. Richardson, who is closely related to N. Richardson, who is a member of key management, received employment benefits totalling £1,723 (2024: £1,311) for providing sessional services to the charity's coffee shop.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£452k£452k
31/03/2024£414k£385k
31/03/2023£315k£257k
31/03/2022£309k£290k
31/03/2021£367k£325k

Common questions

Is CROYDON JUBILEE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £74 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £137,260 are maintained above the stated policy target of £100,000, representing at least three months of expenses, and that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.