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THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST

Registered charity 248796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ESSEX INCORPORATED CONGREGATIONAL UNION

The charity acts both as a Property Holding Trustee for church property and investments of churches within the Synod and holds the financial information of the Synod's activities.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £3,937,396, driven largely by investment income and transfers from church funds, resulting in a net movement in funds of £2,218,031. The charity holds general unrestricted funds of £1,950,986, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet day-to-day objectives and cover anticipated revenue expenditure. The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one full year's anticipated revenue expenditure (held: £2.0m)
“The Synod Finance Policy specifies that, typically, sufficient cash should be held on short or medium term deposits to cover at least one full year's anticipated revenue expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states no significant related party transactions occurred, but note 12 discloses services acquired from a trustee-connected company.
“During the year the charity acquired services of £nil (2024 - £5,048) from Lewis Pattern Chartered Architects, a company in which Mr C Patten is a director and owner.”
“Reimbursed expenses were paid to 5 Trustees of the Synod in aggregate of £345 (2024 - £288 for 6 trustees).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 12 discloses reimbursed expenses to trustees.
“During the year the charity acquired services of £nil (2024 - £5,048) from Lewis Pattern Chartered Architects, a company in which Mr C Patten is a director and owner.”
“Reimbursed expenses were paid to 5 Trustees of the Synod in aggregate of £345 (2024 - £288 for 6 trustees).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Annatrice Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
  • Average employees: 0.12

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

236 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (233 freehold); recorded price paid £8.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£372k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~15.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.9m£1.5m
31/12/2024£3.3m£2.4m
31/12/2023£2.4m£1.2m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.6m
31/12/2021£806k£5.0m

Common questions

Is THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £3,937,396, driven largely by investment income and transfers from church funds, resulting in a net movement in funds of £2,218,031. The charity holds general unrestricted funds of £1,950,986, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet day-to-day objectives and cover anticipated revenue expenditure. The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Annatrice Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST£3.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTH WESTERN SYNOD) INCORPORATED FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN SYNOD) TRUST LIMITED FY2024£7.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE) TRUST LIMITED FY2024£1.6m—0below—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD. FY2024£2.0m—0above—no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WESSEX) TRUST LIMITED FY2024£10.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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