PETERSFIELD AND LISS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1206689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As a thriving church we hold regular Sunday worship as well as other worship and activities throughout the week. We have a mother and toddler group run weekly by church volunteers. We have groups hiring our premises throughout the week. We support Foodbank and a free school uniform outlet. We are very involved with our local town in many ways.

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.

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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Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£141k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that church reserves have been reduced to a low level due to sanctuary renovations and reliance on a loan from the Synod, leaving the trustees feeling 'rather vulnerable'. However, the charity notes it is grateful for the continued generous giving of the congregation to address these financial issues.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“We are so grateful to the continued generous giving of the congregation.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Due to the work done on the sanctuary our church reserves have been reduced to a low level. This coupled with the loan from Synod to enable us to do the work has left us feeling rather vulnerable. We are so grateful to the continued generous giving of the congregation.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£138k£141k

Common questions

Is PETERSFIELD AND LISS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that church reserves have been reduced to a low level due to sanctuary renovations and reliance on a loan from the Synod, leaving the trustees feeling 'rather vulnerable'. However, the charity notes it is grateful for the continued generous giving of the congregation to address these financial issues.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THERMOSAFE FOUNDATION1£23k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENSINGTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PETERSFIELD AND LISS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY£138k—0unclear—noted
KENSINGTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
POTTERS BAR UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2023£195k—0within—no doubt
IMMANUEL WITH HIGHWORTH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH FY2025£203k—0above—no doubt
AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£111k—0below—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTH WESTERN SYNOD) INCORPORATED FY2024£9.0m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.