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RURAL MINISTRIES

Registered charity 200027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DATCHET EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP, DATCHET EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP LIMITED

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£425k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £2,648,897 are maintained within the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. However, the trustees note that the charity normally runs at an annual loss and that current resources will eventually lead to closure unless funds are replenished.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£801k
Total spending
£340k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~71.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£154k£425k
31/03/2024£801k£340k
31/03/2023£236k£240k
31/03/2022£104k£249k
31/03/2021£93k£264k

Common questions

Is RURAL MINISTRIES financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £2,648,897 are maintained within the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. However, the trustees note that the charity normally runs at an annual loss and that current resources will eventually lead to closure unless funds are replenished. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RURAL MINISTRIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RURAL MINISTRIES as a grant recipient include ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCH, PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£500
ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£395
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALEFY2024£200
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALEFY2023£100

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
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£15k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£10k
DAVID LAING FOUNDATION1£5k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

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