# THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 248796
- **Other names:** THE ESSEX INCORPORATED CONGREGATIONAL UNION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 25, 1966
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=248796


## Contact

- **Address:** UNITED REFORMED CHURCH EASTERN SYNOD, 36 DUXFORD ROAD, WHITTLESFORD, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB22 4ND
- **Phone:** 01223830770
- **Email:** finance@urceastern.org.uk
- **Website:** urceastern.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS {"THE OBJECTS") ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, PRINCIPLES AND USAGES OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE EASTERN SYNOD OF THAT CHURCH.

**Activities:** The charity acts both as a Property Holding Trustee for church property and investments of churches within the Synod and holds the financial information of the Synod's activities.

**Area of benefit:** COUNTY OF ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3205366 | £2374121 | £25625864 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2358782 | £1241847 | £24260683 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1257702 | £1633965 | £21575939 | 8 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £805538 | £4950054 | £22845284 | 8 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2222324 | £762840 | £21938052 | 6 |



## Trustees

- Andrew East — appointed Feb. 7, 2014
- Clifford Patten — appointed Jan. 30, 2015
- David John Bird — appointed March 2, 2023
- GILBERT HEATHCOTE FCA — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- IAN REID MILLER — appointed March 9, 2024
- REV PROF DAVID MICHAEL THOMPSON MA PHD BD
- REVEREND DR. Janet Elizabeth Tollington — appointed Jan. 26, 2018
- Rev Dr Rickey Lynn Mearkle — appointed March 9, 2024
- Rev Lythan Nevard — appointed Nov. 21, 2023