UNITED REFORMED CHURCH TRUST
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Cash
£15M
-5.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£132M
-1.3% vs 2024
Employees
355
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,316,000 | £22,238,000 | £21,917,000 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,053,000 | -£293,000 | £793,000 | +370.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £6,963,000 | £1,348,000 | -£1,774,000 | -231.6% | |
| Cash | £16,158,000 | £15,811,000 | £15,003,000 | -5.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £133,536,000 | £134,881,000 | £133,107,000 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £131,174,000 | £133,352,000 | £131,578,000 | -1.3% | |
| Equity | £131,174,000 | £133,352,000 | £131,578,000 | -1.3% | |
| Average employees | 383 | 370 | 355 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £2,540,000 | £11,832,000 | £11,955,000 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.6% | -1.3% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 42.7% | 6.1% | -8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | -0.2% | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 2.1% | 2.7% | |
| Current ratio | 13.81x | 14.39x | 9.18x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- 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”
Group structure
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH TRUST · parent
- United Reformed Church Retired Ministers' Housing Society Limited
Significant events
- “Restructure of the staff team which make up the Offices of General Assembly concluded in July 2025, resulting in a saving of £439k.”
- “Extraordinary General Assembly in November 2025, culminating the Church Life Review.”
- “The Ministers' Pension Fund moved to a buy-in during the year with Just Pensions and showed a surplus of £20m at 31 December 2025.”
- “The United Reformed Church Final Salary Scheme saw the liabilities decrease by nearly £700k while asset values decreased by a similar amount, reflecting a surplus of just over £3m for FRS 102 purposes.”
- “The Safeguarding Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 has been completed this year, including an updated training framework adopted by General Assembly in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 89 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALLAM-JONES, Sandi | Secretary | 2010-02-17 | — | — |
| BRADBURY, John Paul, Revd Dr | Director | 2020-09-15 | Jan 1977 | British |
| BRESLIN, James Alexander, Revd | Director | 2020-09-15 | Aug 1953 | British |
| GREATOREX, David John | Director | 2020-09-15 | Nov 1946 | British |
| LATHBURY, David Charles | Director | 2018-09-18 | Feb 1950 | British |
| MACRO, Julian James, Revd | Director | 2021-12-07 | Aug 1942 | British |
| MARK, Nicholas Richard Brook, Rev | Director | 2020-09-15 | Feb 1952 | British |
| MOORE, Sarah Louise, Revd | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
| PATTEN, Clifford Neil | Director | 2018-09-18 | Jun 1951 | British |
| THOMPSON, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2022-09-13 | Apr 1983 | British |
| YATES, Robert Alan | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jun 1951 | British |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLEY, Anthony Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-09-10 | 2010-02-17 |
| FRANK, Clement Mcbean | Secretary | 1995-05-17 | 1999-09-10 |
| LODDE, Anthony Laurie | Secretary | — | 1995-05-17 |
| NEILSON, Ian Godfrey | Secretary | — | 1995-05-17 |
| ADAMS, William Raymond Pryde | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2008-12-31 |
| ATKINSON, Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2016-08-31 |
| AUSTIN, Linda Margaret | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2007-09-14 |
| BAIN, Joyce Ina | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2014-07-06 |
| BAIRD, Jane Margaret | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2023-08-31 |
| BAYLEY, Anthony Malcolm | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2009-12-31 |
| BEDFORD, Paul Michael | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2003-06-26 |
| BINNS, Claudette Elaine | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2014-07-06 |
| BLACK, Alistair Kellas | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| BRESLIN, James Alexander, Rev | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2014-11-06 |
| BRESLIN, James Alexander, Rev | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2012-07-09 |
| BURNHAM, Anthony Gerald, Revd | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| CARRICK SMITH, Margaret Rose | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2014-07-06 |
| CARRUTHERS, Robert Scott | Director | — | 1994-07-22 |
| CHILTON, Eric Charles | Director | 2003-03-20 | 2007-09-14 |
| CLAGUE, John Dennis | Director | — | 1996-05-16 |
| CORNICK, David George, Revd Dr | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2008-03-31 |
| CUMMING, John Alan | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| DAVIES, Daniel Desmond Griffith | Director | — | 1998-09-10 |
| DAVIES, Michael John, Rev | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2018-09-18 |
| DOWNING, Clare, Rev | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2022-08-31 |
| ELLIS, John George | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2017-06-30 |
| ESTILL, Derek George | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2020-09-15 |
| FORSYTH, Alastair Charles | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2020-08-31 |
| FRANK, Clement Mcbean | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| GILBERT, Janet | Director | — | 1993-03-08 |
| GRAY, Richard Gillies, Revd. | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2018-09-18 |
| GROSCH-MILLER, David, Revd. | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2016-08-31 |
| GUDGEON, Ernest | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2010-07-05 |
| HAM, Valerie Mary | Director | 1998-09-10 | 2003-06-26 |
| HARDIE, Ian | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2023-08-31 |
| HARDIE, Robert Meldrum | Director | — | 1998-09-04 |
| HARRISON, Ian Bishop | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2021-08-31 |
| HEARNE, Gordon Michael, Reverend | Director | — | 1993-03-08 |
| HOPKINS, Michael, Revd Dr | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2024-07-16 |
| JAGESSAR, Michael Nathaniel, Revd Dr | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2014-07-06 |
| JAMES, Victoria Louise | Director | 2023-09-12 | 2025-01-31 |
| KEMPTON, Harold William | Director | — | 1997-06-03 |
| LITTLEFAIR, Malcolm Lulham | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2004-09-30 |
| LITTLEJOHNS, Andrew William | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2012-11-21 |
| LODDE, Anthony Laurie | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| MACAULAY, John Buratt, Revd | Director | 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-14 |
| MACAULAY, John Buratt, Revd | Director | 2021-09-14 | 2025-12-02 |
| MACKENZIE, Neil Murray | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2020-08-31 |
| MARSH, John Malcolm, Revd | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2010-07-05 |
| MARSHALL JONES, David Henry, Revd | Director | 1998-09-10 | 2004-09-28 |
| MARTIN, Ronald Seymour | Director | — | 1992-12-03 |
| MASSER, Ronald Thornton | Director | — | 1998-09-10 |
| MCVEY, William Mackenzie | Director | — | 1998-09-10 |
| MEEKISON, Christine Pope | Director | 1997-12-11 | 2002-03-14 |
| MORRISON, Gwen Valerie | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2022-08-31 |
| MORRISON, Gwen Valerie | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2013-05-31 |
| MORRISON, Leslie, Revd | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2020-08-31 |
| MORTIMER, Richard John, Revd | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2013-05-31 |
| NEILSON, Ian Godfrey | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| ORCHARD, Stephen Charles, Dr | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2008-07-15 |
| OSAE, Emmanuel Reginald Aboagye | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2019-02-18 |
| PAY, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2022-02-18 |
| PEARCE, Charles Christopher Augur, Dr | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2012-07-09 |
| PROCTOR, John, The Revd | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2020-08-31 |
| REANEY, Avis Janet | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2005-07-07 |
| ROBINSON, David Stuart, Dr | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2014-09-30 |
| ROMINGER, Roberta, Revd | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2014-07-06 |
| SIDES, Geoffrey Raymond | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2007-09-14 |
| SIMMONS, Isobel | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2010-07-05 |
| SMALL, Alan Barriskill, Mr. | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2012-07-09 |
| SMITH, Fiona Elizabeth | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2007-09-14 |
| SQUIRES, John David | Director | 1998-09-10 | 2004-09-28 |
| STACY, Graham Henry | Director | 1995-11-15 | 2002-12-31 |
| STIDSON, Margaret Jill | Director | 2005-09-08 | 2007-09-14 |
| SUMMERS, Andrew Julian | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2018-09-18 |
| SWIFT, Donald Christopher | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2007-09-14 |
| THOMPSON, David Michael, Professor | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2014-09-30 |
| THOMPSON, Margaret Mary | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2022-08-31 |
| THORPE, Kirsten Elizabeth, Revd. | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2012-07-09 |
| UDEN, Nigel Philip, Reverend | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2020-08-31 |
| WAKEMAN, Rachel Frances | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2012-08-07 |
| WALLER, John Donald, Rev | Director | 2005-09-08 | 2007-09-14 |
| WARD, Peter Frederick | Director | 1999-09-09 | 2005-09-08 |
| WATSON, Kevin, Revd | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2018-09-18 |
| WATSON, Leslie Harold, Rev | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2006-07-10 |
| WESTON, Andrew | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2022-02-18 |
| WHEELER, Catriona Mary Ann | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2025-09-30 |
| WIGGINS, Richard Johnson, Revd | Director | — | 1998-09-10 |
| WILLIS, Clive Charles | Director | 1994-11-09 | 2001-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Reformed Church | Legal person | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 313 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2024-06-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.