SAINT JAMES'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Registered charity 1208611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

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Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£178k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £56,356 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £311,512 to £269,034. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £258,017 are sufficient to meet the charity's stated policy of holding working capital for six months of ordinary expenditure, and they consider the charity to be a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (79% of income)
“Other trading activities 8 95,906 - 95,906 88,811” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months ordinary expenditure, plus up to 12 months Ministry and Mission donations (held: £258k)
“The church has a general reserve policy of holding working capital at a level sufficient to cover 6 months ordinary expenditure, plus up to 12 months Ministry and Mission donations. This currently runs at £65,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation
“Dr A Graydon Serving Elder Donation 600 600 - Revd. R Sirmons Minister Donation 660 660 - Revd. A Jackson Minister Donation 730 730 -” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£122k£178k

Common questions

Is SAINT JAMES'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £56,356 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £311,512 to £269,034. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £258,017 are sufficient to meet the charity's stated policy of holding working capital for six months of ordinary expenditure, and they consider the charity to be a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.