THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN SYNOD) TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 282270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LIMITED · listed website unreachable when last crawled

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Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18.798 million, which the trustees note is more than 10 years of normal expenditure but has accumulated mainly from the disposal of redundant church buildings. The charity reports no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient cash and convertible investments. However, the unrestricted general funds are described as dependent on uncertain income from property disposals to meet operational shortfalls.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Thornton Springer LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~47.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• ALAN DAVID KIRBY · trustee of 2 other charities
• DAVID HENRY WALTERS
• HILARY MILES
• JOHN HAROLD DENISON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Margaret Austin
• Rev Bernard Sietse Fidder
• Rev Elaine Sarah Colechin
• Rev Helen Amy Elizabeth Warmington
• Rev RUSSELL JAMES FURLEY-SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

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