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CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN

Registered charity 1168847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£531k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £118,630 for the year ended 31 December 2023, despite a significant decrease in total income. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern and holds unrestricted general reserves of £225,521, which exceeds their stated policy target of £120,000.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of current expenditure (held: £226k)
“The Trustees consider that the appropriate value of reserves that should be held by the Charity is £120,000 equivalent to three months of current expenditure.” — page 16
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 16
“Haydn Williams, who is a trustee, and his spouse received rent of £7,200 from the charity for a property used by the charity to provide accommodation to a minister.” — page 29
“received donations totalling £192,238 (2022: £197,840) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).” — page 29
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 16
“Haydn Williams, who is a trustee, and his spouse received rent of £7,200 from the charity for a property used by the charity to provide accommodation to a minister.” — page 29
“received donations totalling £192,238 (2022: £197,840) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).” — page 29
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christchurch Harpenden (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£4.3m
Total spending
£531k
Reserves (reported)
£295k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.3m£531k
31/12/2023£625k£506k
31/12/2022£1.2m£485k
31/12/2021£507k£435k
31/12/2020£493k£416k

Common questions

Is CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £118,630 for the year ended 31 December 2023, despite a significant decrease in total income. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern and holds unrestricted general reserves of £225,521, which exceeds their stated policy target of £120,000. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

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