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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE JOHN RAY INITIATIVE LIMITED

JRI is an educational charity whose mission is to promote environmental stewardship in accordance with Christian principles and the wise use of science and technology. To achieve this mission, the charity operates a strategy to further a number of defined teaching and communication objectives.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£16£19£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£18£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£27£14£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£16£18£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£13£16£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£12£24£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£21£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£24£21£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£20£39£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£34£33£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£32£28£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£36£31£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£19£26£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£22£16£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£32£24£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£46£59£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.jri.org.uk

admin@jri.org.uk

01384872556

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
  • ANNE LOUISE SCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Primary School Teacher
  • REV MARGOT ROSEMARY HODSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Vicar
  • REV RICHARD ANTHONY CLARKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vicar
  • SHELLY DENNISON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Digital Engagement Officer
  • SHAN DOBINSON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Training Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/1998, number: 1067614
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/1997, number: 03420063
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 23 days late,
Main office

The Rectory
Vicarage Drive
Kinver
STOURBRIDGE
West Midlands
DY7 6HJ

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BY INSTRUCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, LIFE AND MISSION AND THEIR APPLICATION TO LIFE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD; AND (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE FIELDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCES, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ON SUCH MATTERS; AND (C) FOR THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND IN SO DOING TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO THE SUPPORTING ROLES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INTO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, INTO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INTO OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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