THE FELLOWSHIP OF SAINT ETHELWOLD

Registered charity 1179427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides buildings, facilities, open space, advocacy, advice and information to the general public.Particular fields are religious and racial harmony, human rights, equality & diversity

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, PARTICULARLY ITS EXPRESSION THROUGH THE CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITION OF CHRISTIANITY WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON MEDITATION, AND PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GROWTH.2. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND BY PROMOTING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLES OF DIFFERENT FAITHS.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERANCE OF THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS IN PERSONAL AND PUBLIC LIFE.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£91k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stand at £1,584,351, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover the charity's fixed asset book value plus £100,000 for overheads and contingencies. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total net assets from £1,653,223 in the previous year to £1,589,351. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: fixed asset book value plus £100,000 for overheads and contingencies (held: £1.6m)
“It has been the trustees’ policy over the last few years to build reserves to a level sufficient to cover the Charity’s fixed asset book value plus £100,000 for overheads and contingencies.” — page 5
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.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£91k£155k
31/03/2024£86k£94k
31/03/2023£69k£85k
31/03/2022£64k£47k
31/03/2021£48k£34k

Common questions

Is THE FELLOWSHIP OF SAINT ETHELWOLD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stand at £1,584,351, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover the charity's fixed asset book value plus £100,000 for overheads and contingencies. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total net assets from £1,653,223 in the previous year to £1,589,351. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.