ROYSTON EVANGELICAL CHURCH CIO

Registered charity 1202296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Christ Church Royston

Public worship of God and the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs and Doctrinal Distinctives in Royston and the surrounding area. By way of Sunday services, Children's activities, Bible studies and running the local Food Bank for the benefit of the residents of Royston and the surrounding villages.

Objects

THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN ROYSTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT: ANDSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH AND PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFSPROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AND ANY DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £30,393 on unrestricted funds due to spending on a plan to replace the current church building. However, the charity holds £52,146 in unrestricted cash funds and has a stated reserves policy to hold three months of normal activity funding. The overall financial position includes a significant restricted fund surplus of £163,263.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £275k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan Wylie Scottchair
• Jason Smith
• Mark Edward Scorer

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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