GROVE HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 235525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROVE HILL, TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GROVE HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Independent evangelical church.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN SOUTH WOODFORD AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: SOUTH WOODFORD

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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Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£169k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £84,000 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £14,393, driven by increased maintenance spending and reduced congregational giving, though property rental income saw a slight increase.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £25,000 (held: £84k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £25,000 (which equates to about 3 months of routine unrestricted expenditure) so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Lynda Holmes is a tenant of a Church-owned property.

“One of the trustees, Lynda Holmes, is a tenant of one of the Church owned properties. Her tenure is assessed using the rental policy applied to all tenants; her interest is declared at trustee meetings and she does not partake in decisions relating to the properties where she has a pecuniary interest.” — page 9

“One of the former trustees, Tim Crispin (Crisp Finish), on occasions undertakes maintenance work at the Church and properties. During 2024-25 this totalled £4,068 (2024 £144).” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Former trustee Tim Crispin (Crisp Finish) undertook maintenance work totaling £4,068.

“One of the trustees, Lynda Holmes, is a tenant of one of the Church owned properties. Her tenure is assessed using the rental policy applied to all tenants; her interest is declared at trustee meetings and she does not partake in decisions relating to the properties where she has a pecuniary interest.” — page 9

“One of the former trustees, Tim Crispin (Crisp Finish), on occasions undertakes maintenance work at the Church and properties. During 2024-25 this totalled £4,068 (2024 £144).” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Pastor Matthew Weston (not a trustee) received £30,563 salary plus rent-free accommodation and council tax.

“One of the trustees, Lynda Holmes, is a tenant of one of the Church owned properties. Her tenure is assessed using the rental policy applied to all tenants; her interest is declared at trustee meetings and she does not partake in decisions relating to the properties where she has a pecuniary interest.” — page 9

“One of the former trustees, Tim Crispin (Crisp Finish), on occasions undertakes maintenance work at the Church and properties. During 2024-25 this totalled £4,068 (2024 £144).” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW EBI EMOHARE · trustee of 1 other charity
Derek John Fieldhouse · trustee of 1 other charity
LYNDA HOLMES · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER RICHARD JOLYON PARSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Joseph Matthew Last · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex · Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£154k	£169k
31/03/2024	£188k	£249k
31/03/2023	£215k	£149k
31/03/2022	£180k	£189k
31/03/2021	£180k	£189k

Common questions

Is GROVE HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £84,000 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £14,393, driven by increased maintenance spending and reduced congregational giving, though property rental income saw a slight increase. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£100k
ZOREYA TZEDOKOS	1	£99k
UOHC SUPERVISION LTD	1	£49k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CASTLE HILL, EALING	1	£35k
BEIS AHARON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£28k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£10k
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN WITH SAINT JAMES, WEST EALING	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESTBOURNE GROVE CHURCH.

WESTBOURNE GROVE CHURCH income £459k
BEECHEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £243k
GURNELL GROVE COMMUNITY TRUST income £209k
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £275k
GROVEPALM LIMITED income £156k
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES income £194k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GROVE HILL EVANGELICAL CHURCH	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
WESTBOURNE GROVE CHURCH FY2025	£459k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEECHEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GURNELL GROVE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£275k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GROVEPALM LIMITED FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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