WELWYN GARDEN CITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1167010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WELWYN GARDEN CITY URC CHARITY

We seek to advance Christian religion and be an open, welcoming fellowship, providing a Christian Hub where people can find friendship,support and learn to love God and each other by providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development for all. A Community Hub offering a variety of activities to support a strong local community.

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Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds at the end of December 2024 were £599,233, comprising a general fund of £5,623 and restricted funds. The charity reported total income of £206,501 against expenditure of £205,624 for the year, with a stated hope that future giving will cover rising costs to avoid using reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Tithes and Offerings (19% of income)

“Income of £39,336 was derived from Tithes and Offerings” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£661k

Total spending

£193k

Reserves (reported)

£24k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (67% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Cherylle Katrina Cooper
Dr Adegbemiga Onasile
Helen Kaye
JOYCE MARGARET NICOLSON
Matthew Charles Philip Read
Philip Douglas Read
Rev Martyn Peter NEADS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£160k	£201k
31/12/2024	£207k	£206k
31/12/2023	£661k	£193k
31/12/2022	£200k	£180k
31/12/2021	£160k	£200k

Common questions

Is WELWYN GARDEN CITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds at the end of December 2024 were £599,233, comprising a general fund of £5,623 and restricted funds. The charity reported total income of £206,501 against expenditure of £205,624 for the year, with a stated hope that future giving will cover rising costs to avoid using reserves.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/08/2022	£10k	Community Cafe

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WELWYN EVANGELICAL CHURCH ( FORMERLY BETHEL CHAPEL WELWYN).

WELWYN EVANGELICAL CHURCH ( FORMERLY BETHEL CHAPEL WELWYN) income £124k
WEST ORCHARD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £199k
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City income £156k
WESTBOROUGH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £161k
CHRIST CHURCH SWANLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £142k
PURLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH income £255k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WELWYN GARDEN CITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELWYN EVANGELICAL CHURCH ( FORMERLY BETHEL CHAPEL WELWYN) FY2025	£124k	£50,001 - £60,000	above	—	no doubt
WEST ORCHARD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£199k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTBOROUGH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH SWANLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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