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the united reformed church (southern synod) trust limited

The charity supports other defined groups. The United Reformed Church (southern Synod) Trust Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is religious activities. It delivers its work by acting as an umbrella or resource body. The charity is based in Croydon and operates in London, East Sussex, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Its object is to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the doctrine, principles and usages of the United Reformed Church, particularly in the Southern Synod.It has achieved this by continuing to act as Corporate Trustee and Agent for the Southern Synod of The United Reformed Church by holding properties and assets as nominee and handling income and expenditure.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,368,096
Latest Expenditure
£5,042,189

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 46.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 67.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £66,568
Charitable Activities £1,603,509
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,250,086
Other Income £4,447,933

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,386,351
Raising Funds £178,101
Governance £108,527
Grants to Institutions £2,649,783
Other Expenditure £1,477,737

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,368,096£5,042,189£3,386,351£35,128,357£19,968,5838 / 14
2023£3,366,677£4,286,990£3,260,900£31,115,853£16,862,8578 / 15
2022£11,269,236£3,697,962£2,336,027£30,897,366£18,061,7788 / 15
2021£7,562,999£7,496,388£1,871,181£27,375,679£12,776,9398 / 12
2020£4,228,589£2,579,862£1,877,672£24,400,077£9,709,1398 / 12

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers