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.

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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.

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
BEIS AHARON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£28k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£10k
UOHC SUPERVISION LTD	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

BEECHEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £243k
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £275k
GROVEPALM LIMITED income £156k
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES income £194k
THE GROVE RESIDENTIAL HOME (SOLIHULL) income £1.6m
HAZEL GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH income £391k

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
BEECHEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£275k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GROVEPALM LIMITED FY2024	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES FY2024	£194k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GROVE RESIDENTIAL HOME (SOLIHULL) FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt

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