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united reformed church trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. United Reformed Church Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is religious activities. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

The provision of public worship in viable congregations through England, Wales and Scotland carried out through faithful ordained and lay ministry in our churches. Our main charitable activities are: ministry, education & learning, youth & children's work and mission. This latter includes: supporting local community service, and fostering ecumenical and interfaith relationships at all levels.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£24,364,000
Latest Expenditure
£24,654,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,607,000
Charitable Activities £1,022,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,332,000
Other Income £2,403,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £24,654,000
Raising Funds £0
Governance £633,000
Grants to Institutions £632,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£24,364,000£24,654,000£24,654,000£133,352,000£16,347,00068 / 0
2023£28,694,000£26,641,000£26,641,000£131,174,000£14,212,00069 / 0
2022£29,252,000£29,290,000£29,290,000£124,207,000£32,050,00070 / 0
2021£34,087,000£24,078,000£23,998,000£136,629,000£35,116,00087 / 0
2020£23,254,000£22,923,000£22,524,000£101,040,000£32,360,000106 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers