WHEATHAMPSTEAD CHAPEL COMMUNITY HUB

Registered charity 1196844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We promote community participation in a range of activities including healthy exercise and recreation and Christian fellowship. We hold regular community meals to encourage the preparation of healthy food and the social benefits of eating with a wide range of individuals.

Causes: Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £81,255 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £193,543. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy of retaining £50,000, which is below the actual unrestricted reserves held. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts present a true and fair view within the scope of an examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The John Apthorp charity — “The John Apthorp charity supported us in 2021 with a grant to help us resolve damp issues in the church building that we now use as a commun…” (source page)
• Power to Change — “Power to Change match funded one of our early Crowdfunding campaigns – this was a big boost to us in the early days.” (source page)
• The Community Fund — “The Community Fund are supporting us to run classes for the elderly through Living Longer better initiative” (source page)
• Benefact Group — “We were fortunate to win £1,000 in the Benefact Group draw – we used this to buy gym equipment when we first set up the gym” (source page)
• Bernard Sunley — “Bernard Sunley gave us a grant to reconfigure the toilets in the Chapel Halls – making room to extend the gallery kitchen area” (source page)
• The Hertfordshire Community Foundation — “The Hertfordshire Community Foundation provided match funding for onone of our early Crowdfunding campaigns and also paid for a member of st…” (source page)
• London Luton Airport — “London Luton Airport funded new gym equipment as we were setting up our community gym” (source page)
• M&S Energy — “M&S Energy provided match funding for our first Crowdfunding campaign” (source page)
• The Rank Foundation — “The Rank Foundation – pebble in the pond were one of the first people to provide funding to set up our charity” (source page)
• Robert Clutterbuck — “Robert Clutterbuck provided assistance in funding the heating in the Chapel Halls” (source page)
• Sport England — “Sport England gave us match funding for one of our Crowdfunding campaigns” (source page)
• VCSE — “VCSE were amazing to provide a grant for energy conservation within the Chapel Hub – providing solar panels, air sourced heat pumps in the C…” (source page)
• The Swan — “The Swan continue to donate to the Chapel Gym a proportion of revenue for each pizza sold. They have done this for over 3 years now and dona…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Geoffrey Pangbourne FCA
• JULIE BELL
• Jacqueline Seller
• Mary Jane DELLER
• Rev Martyn Peter NEADS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Brett FCII
• Simon SOOTHILL
• Virginia Cooper

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHAPEL AND SCHOOL ROOM, WOODHAM FERRERS.

• THE CHAPEL AND SCHOOL ROOM, WOODHAM FERRERS income £103k
• COMMUNITY WELFARE ACADEMY income £133k
• WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £336k
• HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED income £421k
• CHURCH FOR ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL income £123k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN income £251k

Side by side with its peers

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