HURST GREEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1170241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in Hurst Green, Surrey and in other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the CIO.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN HURST GREEN, SURREY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CIO.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Tandridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of HURST GREEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH (charity 1163806) — merger registered 12/12/2017.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £12,682 and restricted funds total £5,639, with total cash funds of £18,321 at the end of the period. The trustees declared an intention to keep investments at a healthy level, which was achieved, while noting that the redevelopment project was completed and the restricted development fund was fully expended.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document discloses a redevelopment arrangement with Novo Land and Development, but does not explicitly state that Novo Land is a related party or disclose specific transaction amounts flowing to trustees.
“The redevelopment of the church, carried out with Novo Land and Development under the arrangement disclosed in last year’s report (a contract price of £500k for the church and land, with the developer building the new church funded by that sum and the profits from three houses on the remaining plot), was completed during the year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 12

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 31/07/2024, 1 day after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£48k
Total spending
£105k
Reserves (reported)
£107k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£64k£55k
30/09/2024£71k£68k
30/09/2023£548k£105k
30/09/2022£26k£35k
30/09/2021£18k£34k

Common questions

Is HURST GREEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £12,682 and restricted funds total £5,639, with total cash funds of £18,321 at the end of the period. The trustees declared an intention to keep investments at a healthy level, which was achieved, while noting that the redevelopment project was completed and the restricted development fund was fully expended. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH1£275k
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON1£103k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD1£23k
THE PONTOON TRUST1£0

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHEL HALL GREEN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HURST GREEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH£64k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL HALL GREEN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL FY2025£521k—0above—no doubt
GORING FREE CHURCH CIO FY2025£99k—0above—no doubt
WESTERN COUNTIES & SOUTH WALES EVANGELISATION TRUST FY2025£755k—0above—no doubt
JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO FY2025£14.7m——above—no doubt

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