BUSH HILL PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Registered charity 1176710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BHPURC

The church's main activities include public worship, teaching and discipleship, work with children and young people, mission and outreach, pastoral work, the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, and support of other charities. Many activities are undertaken jointly with other churches in the town and area.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME OF UNION OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

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

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

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

Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Church had net free cash reserves of £115,385 at 31 December 2025, which is above the stated policy target of approximately six months' routine general fund expenditure (£37,000). The Church reported a net income increase of £28,183 during the year, with total assets of £606,726 and no liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“None of the Church’s officers receive remuneration from the church.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit (reserves figure: £115k)

“The Elders consider that, given the nature of the Church’s work, free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit.”

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 15
Government income: £1,500 — grants £1,500 (1); 1% of the £135,686 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20

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

Volunteers: 20

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Caddies
Martin David Hamblin
Robin Ward

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

Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£136k	£107k
31/12/2024	£112k	£124k
31/12/2023	£118k	£84k
31/12/2022	£109k	£102k
31/12/2021	£174k	£204k

Common questions

Is BUSH HILL PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Church had net free cash reserves of £115,385 at 31 December 2025, which is above the stated policy target of approximately six months' routine general fund expenditure (£37,000). The Church reported a net income increase of £28,183 during the year, with total assets of £606,726 and no liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUSH HILL PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH.

BUSH HILL PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH income £65k
CHRISTCHURCH (METHODIST/UNITED REFORMED) CHURCH income £200k
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BROXBOURNE income £47k
CENTRAL,DERBY,UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £103k
BRUNSTAD CHRISTIAN CHURCH HUNTWORTH income £397k
ST. PAUL'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, HARROGATE income £100k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUSH HILL PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSH HILL PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£65k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH (METHODIST/UNITED REFORMED) CHURCH FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BROXBOURNE FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL,DERBY,UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRUNSTAD CHRISTIAN CHURCH HUNTWORTH FY2025	£397k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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