ESSEX UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND MINISTER'S HOUSE

Registered charity 230789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX CHURCH, ESSEX STREET CHAPEL AND ENDOWMENTS, ESSEX UNITARIAN CHURCH, KENSINGTON UNITARIANS

We provide weekly public worship and organise a regular programme of liberal religious and spiritual education activities for adults and children. We offer a wide range of rites of passage ceremonies. We support social action activities and other charities in their work. We encourage interfaith dialogue. We provide social and emotional support to church members and organise social activities.

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Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £32,440 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £202,788 against expenditure of £168,609. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £822,049, which the trustees consider accessible enough to cover three months of running costs. The trustees note that the major risk is generating sufficient income to finance staffing levels required for the church's continuing ministry.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £822k)

“keeping accessible enough to cover three month’s running costs” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Tuckwellchair
Brian Edward Ellis
Dr Patricia Ann Brewerton
Jeannene Powell
Lochlann Binney
MS HEIDI FERID-HANDS
The British and Foreign Unitarian Association (Incorporated)

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£203k	£170k
31/12/2023	£240k	£138k
31/12/2022	£173k	£161k
31/12/2021	£135k	£122k
31/12/2020	£133k	£133k

Common questions

Is ESSEX UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND MINISTER'S HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £32,440 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £202,788 against expenditure of £168,609. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £822,049, which the trustees consider accessible enough to cover three months of running costs. The trustees note that the major risk is generating sufficient income to finance staffing levels required for the church's continuing ministry. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, RUSTHALL.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, RUSTHALL income £217k
ESSEX HALL income £592k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN income £251k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, GAMSTON AND BRIDGFORD income £359k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, KENILWORTH income £291k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM income £358k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ESSEX UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND MINISTER'S HOUSE	£203k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, RUSTHALL FY2024	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ESSEX HALL FY2024	£592k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN FY2025	£251k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, GAMSTON AND BRIDGFORD FY2023	£359k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, KENILWORTH FY2024	£291k	—	above	—	no doubt

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