Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

INTERCONTINENTAL CHURCH SOCIETY 

ICS is an international Church of England mission & patronage agency to English-speakers who find themselves living, studying, working or holidaying away from home in countries where English is not the main language. We do this by planting & growing international churches and by outreach to tourists through our Resort Chaplaincies. Our strapline is 'Mission and Ministry in English for Everyone'.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,012,229 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£571£611£-40£2£3,036£2,01239.6750
31/12/21£393£590£-197n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£498£581£-84n/an/an/an/an/a44
31/12/19£491£610£-119n/an/an/an/an/a41
31/12/18£630£739£-109£61£2,775£1,98732.3651
31/12/17£716£704£12£73£2,982£2,14236.560
31/12/16£608£488£119£70£2,874£2,10951.860
31/12/15£423£501£-77£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£428£510£-82£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£457£547£-91£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£495£525£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£531£782£-250£94£2,538£1,81227.830
31/12/10£626£618£8£118£2,760£1,94237.750
31/12/09£578£628£-50£88£2,583£1,90236.350
31/12/08£596£607£-11£77£2,554£1,9243850
31/12/07£531£728£-197£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£452£725£-272£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£558£677£-120£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£590£588£2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 66%
Reserves/Spending: 39.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.ics-uk.org

enquiries@ics-uk.org

02476463940

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/11/1998, number: 1072584
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/09/1998, number: 03630342
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 2 days late,
Main office

Intercontinental Church Society
Unit 11, Ensign Business Centre
Westwood Way
Westwood Business Park
COVENTRY
CV4 8JA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL BY EVANGELICAL MISSION AND MINISTRY TO ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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