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TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION

Registered charity 236173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£781k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £9,516,388 at year-end 2024, up from £8,877,505 in 2023, driven by a net income of £638,883. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £5,435,065 and maintains a strong cash position of £810,992, with the trustees confirming no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
“No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Two trustees received remuneration for acting as relief administrators (£2,920 and £900). The son of a trustee received nil remuneration for acting as a relief caretaker.
“Two trustees, Ms F Gardner and Mr G Wallis, received £2,920 (2023: £4,783) and £900 (2023: nil) respectively for acting as relief administrators, as permitted by the Charity Commissioners. The son of a trustee, Mr PW Bradford, received nil remuneration (2023: £99) for acting as a relief caretaker.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received remuneration for relief administrator roles.
“Two trustees, Ms F Gardner and Mr G Wallis, received £2,920 (2023: £4,783) and £900 (2023: nil) respectively for acting as relief administrators, as permitted by the Charity Commissioners. The son of a trustee, Mr PW Bradford, received nil remuneration (2023: £99) for acting as a relief caretaker.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£781k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~46.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£781k
31/12/2023£903k£676k
31/12/2022£934k£732k
31/12/2021£723k£623k
31/12/2020£842k£662k

Common questions

Is TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased to £9,516,388 at year-end 2024, up from £8,877,505 in 2023, driven by a net income of £638,883. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £5,435,065 and maintains a strong cash position of £810,992, with the trustees confirming no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/06/2018£10k"Scots in Great War London"

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