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ST WERBURGH'S DERBY LIMITED

Registered charity 1175502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Werburgh's Derby is an Anglican Church in Derby City Centre. Regular public worship open to all. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Promoting Christianity and Christian Mission through events and literature.

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Latest income
£480k
Latest spending
£575k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £94,681 for the year, with total funds decreasing from £1,940,545 to £1,845,864. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £326,103 are sufficient to comply with the stated policy of holding approximately three months of expenditure as contingency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months of expenditure (held: £326k)
“The directors aim to hold free reserves (i.e. unrestricted funds less fixed assets) equal to approximately 3 months of expenditure as contingency for unexpected events.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Hannah Sams, wife of trustee Benjamin Sams, received gross remuneration including employers pension contributions totalling £29,953.
“Hannah Sams also received gross remuneration including employers pension contributions totalling £29,953, in the year (2024: £28,472).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hannah Sams, wife of trustee Benjamin Sams, received gross remuneration including employers pension contributions.
“Hannah Sams also received gross remuneration including employers pension contributions totalling £29,953, in the year (2024: £28,472). All of the above transactions were made at arm's length.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Werburgh's Derby (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £758k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£587k
Total spending
£507k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~28.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£480k£575k
31/12/2024£493k£489k
31/12/2023£433k£530k
31/12/2022£587k£507k
31/12/2021£490k£501k

Common questions

Is ST WERBURGH'S DERBY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £94,681 for the year, with total funds decreasing from £1,940,545 to £1,845,864. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £326,103 are sufficient to comply with the stated policy of holding approximately three months of expenditure as contingency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST WERBURGH'S DERBY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST WERBURGH'S DERBY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JERUSALEM TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2025£60kEvangelism and Christian Mission in the UK
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2024£60kEvangelism & Christian Mission in the UK

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
THE DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED2£1.3m
CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDE1£82k
CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST1£35k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£30k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST1£5k
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC 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 ST PETER'S WITH CHRIST CHURCH AND HOLY TRINITY, DERBY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST WERBURGH'S DERBY LIMITED£480k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S WITH CHRIST CHURCH AND HOLY TRINITY, DERBY FY2024£131k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WERBURGH, CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY FY2024£193k—0unclear—no doubt
DERBY URBAN CHURCH FY2025£219k—0unclear—no doubt
JUBILEE CHURCH DERBY FY2025£318k—0within—no doubt
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, DERBY FY2025£1.6m—0above—material uncertainty

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