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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SPURGEONS COLLEGE 

To advance the Christian religion in accordance with the beliefs and practices of Baptists and the interpretation of such beliefs and practices usually called evangelical, in particular through the provision of education, training, vocational peparation and support to Christians for mission and ministry.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
31/07/23£1,242£3,301£-2,059£59£7,317£6,10522.25180
31/07/22£1,192£2,299£-1,107£17£8,865£7,59439.652107
31/07/21£1,874£2,291£-417£16£9,136£8,11742.556103
31/07/20?£1,323£1,917£-594£21£1,928£9706.14795
31/08/19£2,004£2,258£-254£42£2,673£1,6508.84195
31/08/18£1,330£2,010£-680£0£2,789£1,79810.7420
31/08/17£1,565£1,945£-380£21£3,463£2,45715.2360
31/08/16£2,008£1,797£211£29£3,749£2,76918.5310
31/08/15£1,606£1,601£5£54£1,973£1,35510.2270
31/08/14£1,544£1,618£-74£54£1,963£1,34610320
31/08/13£1,470£1,559£-89£41£2,021£1,50011.5300
31/08/12*£1,335£1,454£-119£46£1,740£1,23310.2290
31/08/11£1,177£1,297£-120£47£1,828£1,31712.2240
31/08/10£1,364£1,410£-47£45£1,879£1,37711.7240
31/08/09£1,363£1,628£-265£64£1,968£1,37710.2260
31/08/08£1,399£1,376£23£66£2,218£1,71915240
31/08/07£1,338£1,338£0£73£1,685£1,11210250
31/08/06£1,201£1,246£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£1,323£1,161£162£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1,272£1,024£248£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 485%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 22.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years

www.spurgeons.ac.uk

h.stokley@spurgeons.ac.uk

02086838460

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 51 employees
  • 80 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-67
  • DAVID LOCKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2003, number: 1096721
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/04/2002, number: 04418151
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 34 days late,
Main office

SPURGEONS COLLEGE
189 SOUTH NORWOOD HILL
LONDON
SE25 6DJ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF BAPTISTS AND THE INTERPRETATION OF SUCH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES USUALLY CALLED EVANGELICAL, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, VOCATIONAL PREPARATION AND SUPPORT TO CHRISTIANS FOR MISSION AND MINISTRY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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