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THE CROWDED HOUSE COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1187108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion in particular but not exclusively through the promotion of church planting activity, through teaching, training and providing resources to equip leaders and ordinary Christians with the skills required to deal with the spiritual and welfare needs of the church and community

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Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £491,033 against a policy target of three months' expenses. The charity reported a fraud incident in November 2024 but recovered the stolen funds in January 2025, with the examiner confirming no material matters were found.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £40,001 - £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One of the trustees, Rev D Elliott, received remuneration of £41,583 (2024: £39,686); he received this in his role of Pastor and not as a trustee.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £491k)
“The trustees monitor the financial position of the church on a regular basis and have agreed that the equivalent of three month's expenses should be held in reserve.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rev D Elliott received remuneration of £41,583 as Pastor.
“One of the trustees, Rev D Elliott, received remuneration of £41,583 (2024: £39,686); he received this in his role of Pastor and not as a trustee.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“The total amount of donations received from the trustees in the year was £14280 (2024: £12574).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Serious Incident: Fraud
“The charity was a victim of fraud on Friday 22nd November 2024. We reported this as a ‘Serious Incident’ to the Charity Commission” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£623k
Total spending
£113k
Cost of raising funds
£856
Reserves (reported)
£19k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£134k£132k
31/03/2024£136k£127k
31/03/2023£124k£114k
31/03/2022£623k£113k
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE CROWDED HOUSE COLLECTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £491,033 against a policy target of three months' expenses. The charity reported a fraud incident in November 2024 but recovered the stolen funds in January 2025, with the examiner confirming no material matters were found. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CROWDED HOUSE COLLECTIVE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £40,001 - £50,000 band.