THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST
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Cash
£4.5m
-12.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£28m
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £3,252,746 | £3,937,396 | +21% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,983,089 | £1,365,181 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,983,089 | £1,365,181 | £2,218,031 | +62.5% | |
| Cash | £2,987,455 | £5,140,186 | £4,514,361 | -12.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,418,518 | £25,813,670 | £27,902,933 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £24,260,683 | £25,625,864 | £27,843,895 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £24,260,683 | £25,625,864 | £27,843,895 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 11 | 12 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £304,214 | £326,627 | £357,549 | +9.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 42.0% | 56.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.2% | 6.3% | 4.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.85x | 3.57x | 5.31x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST 1997-11-24 → present
- ESSEX INCORPORATED CONGREGATIONAL UNION(THE) 1909-02-22 → 1997-11-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Annatrice Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST · parent
- The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Design & Build Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 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 |
| 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 27 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 |
| HEATHCOTE, Gilbert | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2026-03-14 |
| 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 |
| MEARKLE, Rickey Lynn, Rev Dr | Director | 2024-03-09 | 2026-07-13 |
| 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 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.