ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1173339 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROXETH GREEN FREE CHURCH

Sunday Worship for adults & children, Weekly Toddlers, & youth activities. 4 Pilates groups (3 ladies, 1 over 50's) and a men's fitness group. Messy Church for children & adults. We work with the NHS roving team. One leader is chair of the local estate committee and a trustee of a local youth trust. The Church actively supports national and world mission.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; AND3.2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SUCH OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Harrow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit of £3,004 for the year, with total expenditure of £158,367 exceeding income of £155,363. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £78,228, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £20,000 (equivalent to three months of payroll and utility costs). The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 month's payroll and utility costs (reserves figure: £78k)

“The Trustees have agreed to aim hold General Reserves equivalent to 3 month's payroll and utility costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr D. Herbert received £33,864 remuneration and £1,693 pension contributions.

“During the financial year the charity paid Mr D. Herbert, one of the Trustees, £33,864 remuneration and £1,693 pension contributions (2024 £32,513 remuneration and £1,626 pension contributions) for his role as the church's Senior Leader.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for services

“During the financial year the charity paid Mr D. Herbert, one of the Trustees, £33,864 remuneration and £1,693 pension contributions (2024 £32,513 remuneration and £1,626 pension contributions) for his role as the church's Senior Leader.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 86
Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); under 1% of the £155,363 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 71

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 68

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr JOHN SYDNEY GRAVETTchair
DAVID JAMES HERBERT
John Wakahiu Mburu
Luke Ashley Dockwray
MARK ANDREW KNIGHT
SUSAN PENELOPE TURNER
THAMBIRAJAH CHRISTOPHER SOUNDARARAJ

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£155k	£158k
31/12/2024	£133k	£125k
31/12/2023	£121k	£129k
31/12/2022	£139k	£126k
31/12/2021	£141k	£118k

Common questions

Is ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit of £3,004 for the year, with total expenditure of £158,367 exceeding income of £155,363. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £78,228, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £20,000 (equivalent to three months of payroll and utility costs). The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH as a grant recipient include YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION	FY2026	£4k

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
COMMUNITY FIRST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROMNEY MARSH COMMUNITY CHURCH.

ROMNEY MARSH COMMUNITY CHURCH income £120k
REHOBOTH CHURCH LONDON income £177k
RUSHDEN MISSION CHURCH income £78k
COPPICE MISSION CHURCH income £65k
ROMSEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £191k
FRESHBROOK CHURCH income £247k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH	£155k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROMNEY MARSH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REHOBOTH CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£177k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RUSHDEN MISSION CHURCH FY2025	£78k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COPPICE MISSION CHURCH FY2025	£65k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROMSEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£191k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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