THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-16 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+72.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£26M
+5.6% vs 2023
Employees
11
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-31.2% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,983,089 | £1,365,181 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,983,089 | £1,365,181 | |
| Cash | — | £2,987,455 | £5,140,186 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,418,518 | £25,873,670 | |
| Net assets | — | £24,260,683 | £25,625,864 | |
| Equity | — | £24,260,683 | £25,625,864 | |
| Average employees | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| Wages | — | £304,214 | £326,627 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 3.2% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.85x | 3.57x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Annatrice Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST · parent
- The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Design & Build Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Committee has noted with sadness the closures of Fowlmere URC, Trinity URC Norwich, Dunmow URC and Thetford URC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, David John | Director | 2023-02-28 | Aug 1959 | British |
| EAST, Andrew Leonard | Director | 2014-02-07 | Jul 1957 | United Kingdom |
| HEATHCOTE, Gilbert | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jul 1946 | English |
| MEARKLE, Rickey Lynn, Rev Dr | Director | 2024-03-09 | Jul 1954 | American |
| MILLER, Ian Reid | Director | 2024-03-09 | Apr 1948 | British |
| NEVARD, Lythan Elisabeth, Reverend | Director | 2024-02-28 | Jun 1965 | British |
| PATTEN, Clifford Neil | Director | 2015-01-30 | Jun 1951 | British |
| TOLLINGTON, Janet Elizabeth, Reverend | Director | 2018-01-26 | Jul 1951 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERKINS, Andrew John, Mr. | Secretary | 2003-06-27 | 2017-11-24 |
| SMITH, David John, Dr | Secretary | 2017-11-24 | 2021-11-30 |
| WADE, Philip Anthony | Secretary | — | 2003-06-27 |
| BALL, Catherine Elizabeth, Reverend | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2014-02-07 |
| BALLARD, Martin John | Director | 2000-03-18 | 2007-02-16 |
| BALLARD, Martin John | Director | — | 1997-03-08 |
| BARNES, Michael Jack | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| CASWELL, Elizabeth June, Revd | Director | 1997-03-08 | 2008-05-31 |
| CRAIG, George Shannon | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-01-29 |
| GATHERCOLE, Wilfred Kievill, Revd | Director | — | 1997-03-08 |
| GRIEVE, William Barber | Director | 1995-03-11 | 1998-08-31 |
| HARDIE, Ian | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2016-12-31 |
| HARRISON, Linda Mary | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOUNSOME, Keir Robert | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2024-03-09 |
| HUGHFF, Victor William | Director | — | 2001-02-13 |
| KENT, Heather, Reverend | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2008-04-30 |
| PATTEN, Clifford Neil | Director | 2000-03-18 | 2007-02-16 |
| RAGGETT, Colin Arnold | Director | — | 2000-02-22 |
| THOMPSON, David Michael, Professor | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2025-10-14 |
| TILLEY, Gwynneth Mary | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WADE, Ronald William | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| WHITTLE, Paul Raymond, Reverend | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2020-12-31 |
| WHITTLE, Paul Raymond, Reverend | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2008-06-01 |
| WHITTLE, Paul Raymond, Reverend | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2008-06-01 |
| WOODS, Kenneth John | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+72.1%
£2,987,455 £5,140,186
-
Net assets
+5.6%
£24,260,683 £25,625,864
-
Employees
0%
11 11
-
Profit before tax
-31.2%
£1,983,089 £1,365,181
-
Wages
+7.4%
£304,214 £326,627
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers