NELSON STREET CHURCH ROCHDALE

Registered charity 1192073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NELSON ST CHURCH

The charity's objects are restricted specifically, only for the public benefit, to the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Manchester principally through the provision of a Church of England church or place of worship in Rochdale and by contributing towards the establishment, renewal and revitalisation of churches within the Anglican communion.

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Latest income
£257k
Latest spending
£237k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus on unrestricted funds of £20,000 and held £123,000 in free unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its policy target of £21,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces ongoing financial risks including rising energy bills and the tapering off of SDF grant funding, alongside structural issues with the church premises.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (50% of income)
In the financial year ending 31st December 2024, the church received voluntary income from the congregation totalling £97k (2023 £56k) and grants totalling £159k (2023 £195k). — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £123k)
The policy is to hold free reserves of at least 3 months of unrestricted expenditure which would indicate a minimum level of £21k.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£257k£237k
31/12/2023£251k£271k
31/12/2022£296k£217k
31/12/2021£308k£324k

Common questions

Is NELSON STREET CHURCH ROCHDALE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus on unrestricted funds of £20,000 and held £123,000 in free unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its policy target of £21,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces ongoing financial risks including rising energy bills and the tapering off of SDF grant funding, alongside structural issues with the church premises. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NELSON STREET CHURCH ROCHDALE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NELSON STREET CHURCH ROCHDALE as a grant recipient include CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUSTFY2021£22kRegrant - support church plant
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUSTFY2022£2kSupport SMF Curates