WARD'S CHARITY OR CHURCH LANDS

Registered charity 1176520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Make grants to St Mary the Virgin, Sawston PCC for the work of the Church in Sawston

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2018
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FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £8,199,528 as of 31 December 2024, representing a net increase from the previous year. The charity reported a net income of £291,034 from investment sources and made charitable grants of £55,199 to St Mary's Church. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£179k£82k
31/12/2023£54k£108k
31/12/2022£5k£42k
31/12/2021£52k£25k
31/12/2020£574£4k

Common questions

Is WARD'S CHARITY OR CHURCH LANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £8,199,528 as of 31 December 2024, representing a net increase from the previous year. The charity reported a net income of £291,034 from investment sources and made charitable grants of £55,199 to St Mary's Church. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 MARY'S, SUMMERSTOWN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WARD'S CHARITY OR CHURCH LANDS£179k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, SUMMERSTOWN FY2024£123k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH CHRIST CHURCH, WANSTEAD FY2024£656k£8,2740unclear—no doubt
THE SOMERTON CHURCH LANDS FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FUNTINGTON WITH WEST STOKE AND SENNICOTTS FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTER FY2024£337k—0unclear—no doubt

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