ANBI
St James is registered as an ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling).
Identity
Activity & financial
The national policy plan is to be found at the website of the Deanery; the local policy is as follows: the purpose of the Chaplaincy is to enable people to share in the worship of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in English according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England and also to reach out spiritually and pastorally to those living in Voorschoten and its environs who do not belong to another Church particularly to those who are English speaking (cf. article 3 of the Chaplaincy constitution). The Chaplaincy may have paid staff and other workers, and also may compensate volunteer workers for their activities to the maximum allowable annual amount.
At its 2026 annual meeting the church council presented the annual report. It covers the church's life and ministry throughout 2025, including a significant move from the British School to the Bondsgebouw as its new permanent home, continued congregation growth, and active programmes across children's ministry, youth, racial justice, mission, and prayer. Financially, the church ended 2025 with a healthy surplus of €11,017, though a noted concern is a gradual decline in the number of regular committed givers, prompting plans to build reserves and explore refinancing the remaining €75,000 mortgage. Leadership transitions were also a key theme, with several long-serving members stepping down from roles as churchwarden, bookkeeper, and independent examiner, while new volunteers and ministry interns stepped up to carry the work forward.
The full annual report is available here.
Summary of accounts
Identity
- Name: The Church of St James, The Anglican Chaplaincy in Voorschoten, The Netherlands
- Constitutional position: A church in the Archdeaconry of North West Europe / Anglicaanse Kerk in Nederland. It is governed by the ecclesiastical law of the Church of England and constitution and rules of the Diocese in Europe.
- RSIN: 805089937
- Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce) number: 71376526
- URL / website address: www.stjames.nl
- Email address: [email protected]
- Postal address: Chopinlaan 17, 2253BS, Voorschoten
- Church officers, including council: One chair, two churchwardens, and ten further councillors.
- Salaries policy: The church shall have such stipendiary clergy and other ministers as is agreed between the Bishop and the church council. Their stipends shall be determined in accordance with or on the basis of stipulations made by, on behalf or with the concurrence of the Bishop. Neither stipendiary or salaried staff, nor volunteer officers or council members, will receive any remuneration or other financial compensation, however named, in respect of their work in governing the church; and such activities shall not be deemed to establish any claim to tax exemption or tax-exempt payments. Exceptional expenses may be compensated financially only to the maximum nominal amount.
Activity & financial
The national policy plan is to be found at the website of the Deanery; the local policy is as follows: the purpose of the Chaplaincy is to enable people to share in the worship of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in English according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England and also to reach out spiritually and pastorally to those living in Voorschoten and its environs who do not belong to another Church particularly to those who are English speaking (cf. article 3 of the Chaplaincy constitution). The Chaplaincy may have paid staff and other workers, and also may compensate volunteer workers for their activities to the maximum allowable annual amount.
At its 2026 annual meeting the church council presented the annual report. It covers the church's life and ministry throughout 2025, including a significant move from the British School to the Bondsgebouw as its new permanent home, continued congregation growth, and active programmes across children's ministry, youth, racial justice, mission, and prayer. Financially, the church ended 2025 with a healthy surplus of €11,017, though a noted concern is a gradual decline in the number of regular committed givers, prompting plans to build reserves and explore refinancing the remaining €75,000 mortgage. Leadership transitions were also a key theme, with several long-serving members stepping down from roles as churchwarden, bookkeeper, and independent examiner, while new volunteers and ministry interns stepped up to carry the work forward.
The full annual report is available here.
Summary of accounts
Income |
2025 budget |
2025 actual |
Giving & collections |
€135,843 |
€144,765 |
Other |
€15,000 |
€12,413 |
TOTAL |
€150,843 |
€157,178 |
Expenses |
2025 budget |
2025 actual |
Church operating outgoings |
€113,493 |
€110,813 |
External giving / contributions |
€34,165 |
€35,348 |
TOTAL |
€147,658 |
€146,161 |
