THE CHURCH URBAN FUND
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Cash
£1.4m
-35.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
-17.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | — | £3,754,000 | £3,016,000 | -19.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £448,000 | £147,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £522,000 | £223,000 | -£691,000 | -409.9% | |
| Cash | £1,579,000 | £2,193,000 | £1,420,000 | -35.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,826,000 | £4,049,000 | £3,358,000 | -17.1% | |
| Equity | £3,826,000 | £4,049,000 | £3,358,000 | -17.1% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 37 | 42 | +13.5% | |
| Wages | £1,158,000 | £1,304,000 | £1,469,000 | +12.7% | |
| 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 | — | 5.9% | -22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.3% | 5.5% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | 9.15x | 10.36x | 5.70x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “Near Neighbours merged with CUF by a transfer of assets to CUF on 31st December 2025.”
- “Near Neighbours was a voluntary strike off of the company by the Registrar of Companies on 26th May 2026, and is awaiting removal from the Register of Charities in England and Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIDAM, Vinyo | Secretary | 2022-09-30 | — | — |
| BARBER-ROWELL, Matthew Stephen, Dr | Director | 2025-10-06 | Apr 1988 | British |
| BROUGHTON, Jacqueline | Director | 2023-11-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
| CHALKLEY, Susan Catherine | Director | 2019-03-01 | Jul 1957 | British |
| CUMMINGS, Christopher James | Director | 2023-03-08 | Nov 1967 | British |
| DISSANAYEKE, Chandru Michael | Director | 2023-11-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| GIRT, Matthew Toby Nathan | Director | 2023-11-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| GRIEVE, Alison Esther | Director | 2017-03-07 | Oct 1951 | British |
| HARRIES, Richard Peter | Director | 2025-10-06 | May 1968 | British |
| HUBBARD, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2025-10-06 | Oct 1963 | British |
| MATHEW, Shemil, Revd | Director | 2025-10-06 | Jan 1982 | British |
| SUEN, Louise | Director | 2025-10-06 | Jul 1990 | British |
| YOUNG, Carolyn Margaret | Director | 2025-10-06 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Frances Mary | Secretary | 2006-12-18 | 2007-02-26 |
| BRISSETT, Michelle Yolanda | Secretary | 2019-12-12 | 2020-09-28 |
| BROWN, Esther Edmund | Secretary | 2013-09-30 | 2019-10-22 |
| CHADWICK, Peter Douglas | Secretary | — | 1995-07-31 |
| EWINS, Peter Colin | Secretary | 2009-01-12 | 2013-09-29 |
| GAYLER, John | Secretary | 2002-08-06 | 2004-09-20 |
| HIGGSMITH, Melissa | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | 2021-03-05 |
| MARSH, Geoffrey | Secretary | 1995-08-01 | 1996-05-10 |
| PALFREYMAN, Lucinda | Secretary | 2007-02-26 | 2008-11-06 |
| READ, Paul David | Secretary | 2004-09-20 | 2006-12-18 |
| SARKIS, Angela | Secretary | 1996-05-13 | 2002-01-25 |
| VACCA, Andrea Federica | Secretary | 2021-03-08 | 2021-03-26 |
| ALLISON, Catherine Frances, Reverend | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2025-10-06 |
| APPELBEE, Elaine | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2000-06-28 |
| ATKINSON, Richard William Bryant | Director | 2003-06-09 | 2008-06-23 |
| AUSTIN, John Michael, Rt Revd | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2007-08-17 |
| BARNETT, Andrew Charles Robert | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2023-10-31 |
| BERNARD, Beverley | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1995-05-31 |
| BROADBENT, Peter Alan, Rt Rev | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2011-03-11 |
| CAREY, George Leonard, The Most Reverend And The Right Honorable Dr | Director | — | 2002-10-31 |
| CARROLL, Brian Dirck | Director | 2009-02-25 | 2019-02-28 |
| CHESSUN, Christopher Thomas James, Rev | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2016-12-31 |
| COLDSTREAM, Patrick John Anson | Director | 1999-03-24 | 2018-07-03 |
| CORNWALL JONES, Mark Ralph | Director | 1994-11-16 | 2004-06-09 |
| DANN, Jill | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| DORTON, Andrew Michael | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2020-08-01 |
| DOYLE, Peter Lawrence | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2009-02-25 |
| EASTWOOD, Michael John | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2012-12-31 |
| FARNELL, Richard, Canon Professor | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2008-06-23 |
| FLETCHER, Philip John | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2021-12-14 |
| GIBSON, George Granville, The Venerable | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| GRIMWADE, Alfred Arthur | Director | — | 1992-06-08 |
| HACKWOOD, Paul Colin, Reverend Canon | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2019-01-14 |
| HALLAM, Robert Andrew | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2023-03-03 |
| HAYWARD, John Derek Risdon | Director | — | 1994-06-08 |
| HUDSON-WILKIN, Rose Josephine, Revd | Director | 1997-06-25 | 1998-03-25 |
| HUNTER JOHNSTON, Andrew Malcolm | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2011-03-11 |
| HUTCHINSON, Yvonne | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2009-06-30 |
| ILES, John Graham | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2020-12-09 |
| JEREMIAH, Anderson Harris Mithra, Revd Dr | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2024-02-26 |
| LAKE, Eileen Veronica, Reverend | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2001-03-31 |
| LOVELEOCK, Douglas, Sir | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| LOWE, Stephen Richard, Ven | Director | — | 1997-06-08 |
| MCCURRY, Ruth Marian | Director | — | 1999-06-22 |
| MCLINTOCK, Charles Alan | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| MCPHERSON, Katherine | Director | 2023-07-18 | 2025-01-31 |
| MOCKRIDGE, Michael John | Director | 1995-03-20 | 2002-12-31 |
| NELSON, Paula Miriam | Director | 2017-12-23 | 2020-08-09 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Jennifer | Director | 1995-12-12 | 1996-01-09 |
| O BRIEN, Richard, Sir | Director | — | 1994-06-08 |
| O'BRIEN, Robert Stephen | Director | 1994-06-09 | 2002-09-30 |
| OGUN, Ade | Director | — | 1992-06-19 |
| OLDHAM, Gavin David Redvers, Mr. | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2017-04-25 |
| PICKFORD, Catherine Ruth, Revd | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2020-10-26 |
| POOLE, Denise June, Reverend Canon | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2018-09-16 |
| POULSON, Mark Alban, Reverend | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2020-08-21 |
| REES, Christina Henking Muller | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2023-12-12 |
| SPENCER, Alec | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2023-03-12 |
| STANLEY, John Alexander, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 2003-06-08 |
| STEWART, Dorothy Elaine | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2005-09-27 |
| SWINSON, Margaret Anne | Director | — | 1997-06-08 |
| THAYER, Betty Lucretia Burton | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2010-07-28 |
| TWINE, Derek Milton | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2018-05-10 |
| WALKER, David Stuart, Rt Revd | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2015-12-31 |
| WOODWARD, Martha Chamberlin | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2017-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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.