ST ANDREW'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BALHAM CHARITY
Our church offers regular Sunday service, Bible study, and Sacrament.
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £7,756.97 for the year ending 31 December 2025. Free reserves stood at £17,167.14, representing a decrease from the previous year's balance. The trustees expressed uncertainty about the future of the charity in their annual report.
What the accounts disclose
“We look forward into 2026 with uncertainty about the future of St Andrews but a lifelong commitment to Jesus Christ and a passion to continue t worship on this site.” — page 1
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £2,150 — contracts £2,150 (1); 8% of the £27,501 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 19/01/2026, 80 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 19/01/2026, 445 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Clear Oretha Benjamin
- Robert Alfred Allen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £31k | £38k |
| 31/12/2024 | £28k | £24k |
| 31/12/2023 | £28k | £25k |
| 31/12/2022 | £28k | £26k |
| 31/12/2021 | £21k | £26k |
Common questions
Is ST ANDREW'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BALHAM CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £7,756.97 for the year ending 31 December 2025. Free reserves stood at £17,167.14, representing a decrease from the previous year's balance. The trustees expressed uncertainty about the future of the charity in their annual report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE SOLA TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST | 1 | £3k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ANDREW'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BALHAM CHARITY | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY & ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BALHAM | £198k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CATERHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY | £136k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FAREHAM CHURCH OF FREE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS | £24k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OLDHAM BETHEL CHURCH | £90k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDONDERRY BAPTIST CHURCH | £238k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |