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CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN

Registered charity 1168847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ChristChurch is open to all who wish to learn more about the Christian faith. We hold public Christian services of worship and teaching, arrange midweek Bible studies, run children's, young people's & senior citizen's activities, provide pastoral care, encourage voluntary giving to the church's work and other charitable activities and provide financial support for those associated with the Church.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£531k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £3,746,565 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant increase in total income to £4,277,572. The trustees consider the appropriate reserves level to be £120,000, noting that actual unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £2,187,148 and restricted property funds of £3,659,771, with no material designated funds other than the property fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of current expenditure (held: £2.2m)
“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 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Three trustees (Rev Gareth Loh, Rev Ian Randall, Rev Philip Hammersley) received remuneration as employees (Senior Minister, Associate Minister, Assistant Minister).
“The three Ministers were employees of the Charity (as well as being trustees) and received remuneration in their role as employees.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Rev Gareth Loh, Trustee, received total remuneration of £47,743 (2023: £45,900) during the year for their role serving as Senior Minister. Rev Ian Randall, Trustee, received total remuneration of £32,506 (2023: £36,913) during the year for their role serving as Associate Minister. Rev Philip Hammersley, Trustee, received total remuneration of £30,110 (2023: £28,722) during the year for their role serving as Assistant Minister.” — page 26
“In addition, the charity incurred expenditure totalling £45,088 (2023: £49,498) in respect of the customary provision of accommodation to Rev Gareth Loh, Rev Ian Randall and Rev Philip Hammersley (and their respective families) so they could better perform their duties.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee accommodation benefit
“Rev Gareth Loh, Trustee, received total remuneration of £47,743 (2023: £45,900) during the year for their role serving as Senior Minister. Rev Ian Randall, Trustee, received total remuneration of £32,506 (2023: £36,913) during the year for their role serving as Associate Minister. Rev Philip Hammersley, Trustee, received total remuneration of £30,110 (2023: £28,722) during the year for their role serving as Assistant Minister.” — page 26
“In addition, the charity incurred expenditure totalling £45,088 (2023: £49,498) in respect of the customary provision of accommodation to Rev Gareth Loh, Rev Ian Randall and Rev Philip Hammersley (and their respective families) so they could better perform their duties.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Trustee
“Rev Gareth Loh, Trustee, received total remuneration of £47,743 (2023: £45,900) during the year for their role serving as Senior Minister. Rev Ian Randall, Trustee, received total remuneration of £32,506 (2023: £36,913) during the year for their role serving as Associate Minister. Rev Philip Hammersley, Trustee, received total remuneration of £30,110 (2023: £28,722) during the year for their role serving as Assistant Minister.” — page 26
“In addition, the charity incurred expenditure totalling £45,088 (2023: £49,498) in respect of the customary provision of accommodation to Rev Gareth Loh, Rev Ian Randall and Rev Philip Hammersley (and their respective families) so they could better perform their duties.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Caladine Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £6.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £3,746,565 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant increase in total income to £4,277,572. The trustees consider the appropriate reserves level to be £120,000, noting that actual unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £2,187,148 and restricted property funds of £3,659,771, with no material designated funds other than the property fund. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Caladine Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£5k

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 CHRIST CHURCH LOWESTOFT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN£4.3m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH LOWESTOFT FY2024£162k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HUNTINGDON FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEY FY2024£480k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIR FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE FY2025£528kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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