Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SCRIPTURE UNION INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL 

Communications and Strategic DevelopmentNetworking and TrainingFinancial Support for the worldwide movementPolicy and Oversight
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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£969£1,073£-104£0£1,631£7318.280
31/12/21*£927£799£128£0£1,727£72810.980
31/12/20£1,495£1,015£480£0£1,653£7258.680
31/12/19£850£936£-85£0£1,140£5637.280
31/12/18£1,475£1,056£418£0£1,255£5556.380
31/12/17£769£824£-55£0£835£410640
31/12/16£688£541£148£0£900£407920
31/12/15£836£600£236£0£735£3887.820
31/12/14£385£494£-109£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£591£508£82£17£608£3839.120
31/12/12£692£609£83£20£526£3697.320
31/12/11£377£392£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£334£386£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£438£451£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£679£412£267£16£523£39011.350
31/12/07£380£378£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£368£351£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£380£370£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£364£446£-82£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 20.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.scriptureunion.global

admin@scriptureunion.global

+49 1573 4628790

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-68
  • SAMUEL AFRANE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Administrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/12/1998, number: 1072964
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/12/1998, number: 03678243
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 70 days late, AR08: 8 days late, AR06: 22 days late, AR05: 23 days late,
Main office

Lytchett House
Unit 13, Freeland Park
Wareham Road
POOLE
Dorset
BH16 6FA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF SCRIPTURE UNION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ITS AIMS OF ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY:-1. MAKING GOD'S GOOD NEWS KNOWN TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES; AND 2. ENCOURAGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO MEET GOD DAILY THROUGH THE BIBLE AND PRAYER, SO THAT THEY MAY COME TO PERSONAL FAITH IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, GROW IN CHRISTIAN MATURITY AND BECOME BOTH COMMITTED CHURCH MEMBERS AND SERVANTS OF A WORLD IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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