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ADDITIONAL CURATES SOCIETY

Registered charity 209448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACS · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£555k
Latest spending
£685k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £179,711 for the year, driven by a significant loss on investments of £41,972 and increased expenditure including legal fees. Despite this deficit, the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £6,091,327, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the next 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £6.1m)
“It is the policy of the Society that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to The Church Union
“During the year, a payment of £24,356 was made to The Church Union, which is connected to the General Secretary of the charity.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Serious incident report submitted to Charity Commission regarding third-party concerns and potential reputational impact.
“Due to the potential adverse impact of the concerns raised on the Society’s reputation, the Board submitted a serious incident report to the Charity Commission in the previous financial year to notify the Charity Commission of the concerns, the potential impact on the Charity’s reputation and the action the trustees are taking in light of this.”
“the Board commissioned Wrigleys Solicitors LLP to carry out a comprehensive review of the governance of the Society. This governance review flagged areas where the governance of the Society could be strengthened and improved and the Board continues to implement the recommendations made.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Governance review commissioned and recommendations being implemented.
“Due to the potential adverse impact of the concerns raised on the Society’s reputation, the Board submitted a serious incident report to the Charity Commission in the previous financial year to notify the Charity Commission of the concerns, the potential impact on the Charity’s reputation and the action the trustees are taking in light of this.”
“the Board commissioned Wrigleys Solicitors LLP to carry out a comprehensive review of the governance of the Society. This governance review flagged areas where the governance of the Society could be strengthened and improved and the Board continues to implement the recommendations made.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£555k
Total spending
£685k
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reserves (reported)
£40k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£555k£685k
30/09/2024£508k£545k
30/09/2023£693k£396k
30/09/2022£651k£349k
30/09/2021£540k£325k

Common questions

Is ADDITIONAL CURATES SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £179,711 for the year, driven by a significant loss on investments of £41,972 and increased expenditure including legal fees. Despite this deficit, the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £6,091,327, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Who funds ADDITIONAL CURATES SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADDITIONAL CURATES SOCIETY as a grant recipient include CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH - TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, CONFRATERNITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGE, COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BICKLEY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH - TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION THEREWITHFY2025£55k
CONFRATERNITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGEFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGEFY2024£2k
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSSFY2024£1k
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSSFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BICKLEYFY2023£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HAWLEYFY2022£300
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HAWLEYFY2023£280
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE (HEYHOUSES), ST ANNES-ON-SEA, LANCASHIRE.FY2022£72

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