NEWPORT PAGNELL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1179609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

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.

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Latest income
£166k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £19,781 comply with the charity's policy of holding 3-6 months' ordinary expenditure. The charity reports a net movement in funds of negative £7,160 for the year, driven by higher charitable activity costs than incoming resources, though unrestricted funds remain positive.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months’ ordinary expenditure (held: £20k)
“The charity's reserves policy is to hold free reserves sufficient to cover 3-6 months’ ordinary expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£501k
Total spending
£656k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£15k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£166k£137k
31/12/2024£108k£117k
31/12/2023£142k£106k
31/12/2022£175k£180k
31/12/2021£501k£656k

Common questions

Is NEWPORT PAGNELL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £19,781 comply with the charity's policy of holding 3-6 months' ordinary expenditure. The charity reports a net movement in funds of negative £7,160 for the year, driven by higher charitable activity costs than incoming resources, though unrestricted funds remain positive. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEWPORT PAGNELL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWPORT PAGNELL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£3kCommunity

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2022£10kDignity and Play for Children and Adults with Disabilities

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
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT1£30k
THE THERMOSAFE FOUNDATION1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREW'S CHEAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWPORT PAGNELL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY£166k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ANDREW'S CHEAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£293k—0above—no doubt
LOUGHBOROUGH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£127k—0unclear—no doubt
IMMANUEL WITH HIGHWORTH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH FY2025£203k—0above—no doubt
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£777k—0unclear—no doubt
CROSSWAY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£264k—0above—no doubt

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