Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

FREEDOM IN CHRIST MINISTRIES

Training and equipping of Christian leaders. Provision of resources for churches. Offers advice to church leaders and others.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£221	£230	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/06/22		£190	£211	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
30/06/21		£200	£200	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/06/20		£244	£247	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	73
30/06/19		£373	£329	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
30/06/18		£272	£279	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£234	£252	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£291	£348	£-57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£295	£247	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£247	£232	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£254	£249	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£243	£241	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£207	£217	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10	*	£262	£229	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£172	£194	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08		£186	£180	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07	*	£188	£179	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	*	£153	£155	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05		£166	£161	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£123	£118	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

www.ficm.org.uk

01183218084

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-74

ARTHUR WILLIAM MOORE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director

DAVID GRAHAM WREN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Lecturer

REVD DR RODNEY DALE WOODS, Occupation: Pastor, Other trusteeship: FREEDOM IN CHRIST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL,

SARAH ELIZABETH BREWER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Housewife

SHEILA HENDLEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Pastor, Other trusteeship: WORLD PRAYER CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2000, number: 1082555
Registered at Companies House on 02/05/2000, number: 03984116

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 93 days late, AR07: 19 days late, AR06: 17 days late,

Main office

4 Beacontree Plaza
Gillette Way
READING
RG2 0BS

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS IN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS IN COUNSELLING AND PASTORAL SKILLS BASED UPON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.

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