CORNERSTONE CHURCH (ST ALBANS)

Registered charity 1178140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNERSTONE CHURCH

We are an evangelical church based in St Albans. We aim to share the good news about Jesus Christ, and help Christians to become committed followers of Jesus Christ. We arrange various activities to support these aims. Many of these are based in St Albans, at our church building. We also support a number of individuals and organisations with the same mission as us in other places.

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Latest income
£113k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £325,067 are sufficient for at least 11 years of normal running costs, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of six months. The charity holds no paid staff, relying entirely on volunteers, and reports no material uncertainties or governance failures in the independent examiner's report.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: voluntary gifts from Church members
The Church’s main source of income is from voluntary gifts from Church members. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 6 months’ running costs (held: £325k)
The Trustees aim to maintain reserves equal to at least 6 months’ running costs. — page 4
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). 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: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£113k£61k
30/09/2024£119k£68k
30/09/2023£87k£44k
30/09/2022£95k£51k
30/09/2021£55k£29k

Common questions

Is CORNERSTONE CHURCH (ST ALBANS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £325,067 are sufficient for at least 11 years of normal running costs, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of six months. The charity holds no paid staff, relying entirely on volunteers, and reports no material uncertainties or governance failures in the independent examiner's report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.