THE NORTH AND EAST LANCASHIRE UNITARIAN MISSION

Registered charity 226163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NELUM

The charity supports the many congregations of the mission area and helps promote Unitarianism throughout the north and east Lancashire areas.

Objects

FOR MISSIONARY EFFORTS IN THE SAID AREAS AND THE SUPPORT OF MEMBER CONGREGATIONS, THE TRAINING OF MEN AND WOMEN FOR THE WORK OF THE CHURCHES IN THE DISTRICT AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE MINISTRY THEREIN FOR THE GENERAL GOOD. THE MEMBER CONGREGATIONS SHALL BE SUCH UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN AND LIBERAL RELIGIOUS CHURCHES WITHIN THE AREAS OF LANCASHIRE AND OF THOSE AREAS OF CUMBRIA AND GREATER MANCHESTER LYING NORTH AND NORTH EAST OF THE MANCHESTER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND THE MERSEYSIDE DISTRICT MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OR THE CONGREGATIONS IN KENDAL, CUMBRIA AND TODMORDEN, WEST YORKSHIRE AND WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE MISSION.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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 total funds decreased from £519,537 to £398,923 due to a net expenditure of £120,614, driven by charity expenses exceeding incoming resources. However, the Treasurer reports that the charity remains in a strong financial position with total assets of £2,117,943, comprising a share portfolio valued at £1,591,960 and bank balances of £525,983.

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 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.

• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Raymond Cowgill · trustee of 1 other charity
• KAREN DIGGLE · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rev BERYL ALLERTON · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev CAROLE LYNNE READETT · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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