HENLEY-ON-THAMES CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 292859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HENLEY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

grant made to St Mary the Virgin Church each year in accordance with the terms of theScheme under which the Trustees operate

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Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £7,651,153, which the trustees consider adequate for its objectives. The charity reported a net surplus of £128,496 for the year, supported by significant investment property and portfolio holdings. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to Parochial Church Council of St. Mary The Virgin, a charity of which a trustee is a trustee.

“During the year the charity made a payment of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary The Virgin, Henley on Thames, a Charity of which Reverend J Tayler is a Trustee.” — page 30

“During the year the charity made a payment of £525 (2024 : Nil) to Henley Choral Society, a Charity of which Dr P A Ashby's wife is a member of the committee.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Henley Choral Society, a charity of which a trustee's wife is a committee member.

“During the year the charity made a payment of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary The Virgin, Henley on Thames, a Charity of which Reverend J Tayler is a Trustee.” — page 30

“During the year the charity made a payment of £525 (2024 : Nil) to Henley Choral Society, a Charity of which Dr P A Ashby's wife is a member of the committee.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

TRISTAN ANTONY STUBBSchair · trustee of 4 other charities
Alison Frances Collins · trustee of 4 other charities
Charlotte Miles-Kingston · trustee of 2 other charities
DAVID ANTHONY TATE · trustee of 6 other charities
Dr PETER ANTHONY ASHBY MB BS · trustee of 5 other charities
Dr RICHARD IVOR TOMLINS · trustee of 2 other charities
GILLIAN MARY OVEY · trustee of 4 other charities
Ian Reissmann · trustee of 6 other charities
Joanne Maree O'Connor · trustee of 4 other charities
Kellie Louise Hinton · trustee of 5 other charities
MICHAEL NEILL FORSDIKE · trustee of 4 other charities
Rev Jeremy Charles Tayler · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£44k	£33k
31/03/2024	£45k	£31k
31/03/2023	£37k	£3k
31/03/2022	£29k	£59k
31/03/2021	£38k	£42k

Common questions

Is HENLEY-ON-THAMES CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £7,651,153, which the trustees consider adequate for its objectives. The charity reported a net surplus of £128,496 for the year, supported by significant investment property and portfolio holdings. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.