GROVE CHAPEL

Registered charity 1150927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public services of worship each and every Sunday (morning and evening)Mid-week prayer meetingSunday School and mid-week activity meetings for toddlers, children, young people and older persons from the church and neighbourhoodSupporting Christian missionary and compassionate activity in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income

£164k

Latest spending

£216k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £52,432 for the year, a significant shift from the previous year's net income, largely due to the absence of a one-off legacy gift. Despite this deficit, unrestricted free cash reserves stood at £375,338, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months' worth of unrestricted annual expenditure. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months-worth of unrestricted annual expenditure (held: £375k)

“The Trustees consider that unrestricted free cash reserves should be maintained at six months-worth of unrestricted annual expenditure” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to trustees and close relations

“A total of £8,575 (2023: £4,293) was reimbursed to the trustees and their close relations for catering supplies, cleaning supplies, repairs and maintenance, website fees, purchase of small equipment and Youth Ministry costs.”

“During the year trustees gave a total of £43,909 (2023: £48,249) in unrestricted offerings and donations and a total of £nil in restricted offerings (2023: £nil).” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“A total of £8,575 (2023: £4,293) was reimbursed to the trustees and their close relations for catering supplies, cleaning supplies, repairs and maintenance, website fees, purchase of small equipment and Youth Ministry costs.”

“During the year trustees gave a total of £43,909 (2023: £48,249) in unrestricted offerings and donations and a total of £nil in restricted offerings (2023: £nil).” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

REUEL ABRAMSchair
DAVID ARTHUR
John Fyfe Russell
Peter Andrew Young
Ralph Dew
SIMON WATSON

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£164k	£216k
31/12/2023	£282k	£132k
31/12/2022	£155k	£156k
31/12/2021	£172k	£154k
31/12/2020	£171k	£154k

Common questions

Is GROVE CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £52,432 for the year, a significant shift from the previous year's net income, largely due to the absence of a one-off legacy gift. Despite this deficit, unrestricted free cash reserves stood at £375,338, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months' worth of unrestricted annual expenditure. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£628k
BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES	1	£0

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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, GROVE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, GROVE income £221k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, GROVE PARK, CHISWICK W4 income £145k
GROVE HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £154k
WESTBOURNE GROVE CHURCH income £459k
Grace Church Beckenham income £140k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GOLDERS GREEN income £241k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GROVE CHAPEL	£164k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, GROVE FY2024	£221k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, GROVE PARK, CHISWICK W4 FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GROVE HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
WESTBOURNE GROVE CHURCH FY2025	£459k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Grace Church Beckenham FY2024	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt

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