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MOORLANDS CHURCH

Registered charity 1176592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOORLANDS EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST (OLD NAME)

The church holds a wide range of meetings and events on Sundays and throughout the week for its members, their families and all who are interested in exploring the Christian faith. All the activities uphold and adhere to the Basis of Faith, doctrinal distinctives and ethical statements of the church.

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Latest income
£633k
Latest spending
£383k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves at the year end were £179,680, a decrease from £702,494 in the previous year. The trustees report that the charity maintains a cash balance sufficient to meet obligations and ensure the General Fund remains in surplus. Total net assets increased to £2,391,019, supported by tangible assets valued at £2,643,585.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the obligations of the restricted income funds in full and provide adequate cover for general running costs (held: £180k)
“The Charity's policy is to maintain a cash balance that is sufficient to meet the obligations of the restricted income funds in full and provide adequate cover for general running costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to trustee
“The charity pays a rent to a Trustee, Mr D A Rurlander in the sum of £15,600 (2024 - £14,810).” — page 20
“Trustees and their families made total donations to the charity during the year in the sum of £29,177 (2024 £56,706)” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“The charity pays a rent to a Trustee, Mr D A Rurlander in the sum of £15,600 (2024 - £14,810).” — page 20
“Trustees and their families made total donations to the charity during the year in the sum of £29,177 (2024 £56,706)” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £633k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£383k
Reserves (reported)
£180k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£633k£383k
31/08/2024£411k£288k
31/08/2023£451k£287k
31/08/2022£634k£272k
31/08/2021£635k£255k

Common questions

Is MOORLANDS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves at the year end were £179,680, a decrease from £702,494 in the previous year. The trustees report that the charity maintains a cash balance sufficient to meet obligations and ensure the General Fund remains in surplus. Total net assets increased to £2,391,019, supported by tangible assets valued at £2,643,585. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MOORLANDS CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOORLANDS CHURCH as a grant recipient include NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST, WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUSTFY2024£5k
WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£3kIn support of particular church workers
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUSTFY2025£2k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUSTFY2023£2k

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
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON1£200k
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT1£60k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£10k
BEESTON FREE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEATON MOOR EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOORLANDS CHURCH£633k—0unclear—no doubt
HEATON MOOR EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025£282k—0above—no doubt
MOORTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£165k—0above—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH MARLBOROUGH FY2025£216k—0within—no doubt
RYLANDS COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£125k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR FY2024£128k—0above—no doubt

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