Registered charity · Purley
Purley United Reformed Church
The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.
- 10 trustees
- Income £255k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Russell James Furley-SmithChair
- Andrew John ManderTrustee · since 2020
- Ann-Louise WillmerTrustee · since 2019
- Christopher Francis GeorgeTrustee · since 2023
- David Christopher WiggsTrustee · since 2022
- Felicity Julia HarrisTrustee · since 2021
- Gillian Frances HarrisonTrustee · since 2018
- Irmina HughesTrustee · since 2022
- John Harold DenisonTrustee · since 2024
- Martin DayTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Croydon
- Website
- www.purleyurc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£255k£178k
- 2024£343k£187k
- 2023£290k£315k
Earlier years
- 2022£161k£145k
- 2021£164k£139k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Rev Russell James Furley-Smith Chair
- Andrew John Mander since 2020
- Ann-Louise Willmer since 2019
- Christopher Francis George since 2023
- David Christopher Wiggs since 2022
- Felicity Julia Harris since 2021
- Gillian Frances Harrison since 2018
- Irmina Hughes since 2022
- John Harold Denison since 2024
- Martin Day since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew John Mander since 2020
- Ann-Louise Willmer since 2019
- Gillian Frances Harrison since 2018
- Martin Day since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Andrew John Mander since 2020
- Ann-Louise Willmer since 2019
- Christopher Francis George since 2023
- David Christopher Wiggs since 2022
- Felicity Julia Harris since 2021
- Gillian Frances Harrison since 2018
- Irmina Hughes since 2022
- Martin Day since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Russell James Furley-Smith Chair
- John Harold Denison since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1131359
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUSTS DISTILLED FROM THE UNITED REFORM CHURCH ACTS OF PARLIAMENT (1972 AND 1982) AND THE SCHEME OF UNION (1972)
- Contact on the register
- 02086609371 · churchsecretary@purleyurc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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