OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM

Registered charity 1156069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OAKHALL CHURCH

The object of the CIO, for the public benefit, is the advancement of the Christian faith, inaccordance with the Statement of Faith, in such parts of the United Kingdom and theworld as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

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Latest income

£567k

Latest spending

£514k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £53,210 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £566,863 and total expenditure of £513,652. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £177,847, representing 6.9 months' cover of unrestricted expenditure, which is considered reasonable against a policy target of 3-12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to twelve months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £178k)

“For our General Fund, a range of 3-12 months cover of unrestricted expenditure is considered a target free reserve level.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations from related parties

“There were unrestricted donations from related parties of £17,230 (2024: £21,999). There were restricted donations from related parties of £73,740 (2024: £63,699). No trustees were remunerated in 2024-25 (2024: £nil). No grants were made to Sanderstead Evangelical Church (2024: £12,293), a charity with common trustees of C Andrewartha and D Downs. During the year, income of £5,800 (2024: £4,675) was received from the wholly owned subsidiary, OHC Caterham Ltd, for use of church facilities.” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: O.H.C. Caterham Ltd

“In May 2023, a wholly owned subsidiary limited company was started called O.H.C. Caterham Ltd, trading as Café 181.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£567k

Total spending

£514k

Reserves (reported)

£221k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/05/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

COLIN DAVID ATKINSON
DAVID PETER DOWNS · trustee of 1 other charity
JONATHAN MARK HARDY
Paul Duncan Bowker
Peter Charles Fenton Thompson

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

Operates in: Serbia · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£567k	£514k
31/03/2024	£430k	£457k
31/03/2023	£624k	£570k
31/03/2022	£642k	£526k
31/03/2021	£595k	£534k

Common questions

Is OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £53,210 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £566,863 and total expenditure of £513,652. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £177,847, representing 6.9 months' cover of unrestricted expenditure, which is considered reasonable against a policy target of 3-12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

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
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	1	£97k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD	1	£23k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMMANUEL CHURCH CARDIFF.

EMMANUEL CHURCH CARDIFF income £151k
THE RAMP income £678k
WLJM income £446k
ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £252k
CATERHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH income £323k
CHRIST CENTRAL income £521k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM	£567k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH CARDIFF FY2025	£151k	£57,109	—	above	—	no doubt
THE RAMP FY2024	£678k	Under £60,000	0	within	—	no doubt
WLJM FY2025	£446k	—	0	below	—	noted
ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025	£252k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CATERHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£323k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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