Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (UNITED KINGDOM)

To advance the Christian religion by supporting and promoting the Church, especially in countries where Christians are suffering persecution or discrimination and to further the other charitable work of the Church by providing practical assistance and pastoral care for persons in need, especially those who are living in, or are refugees, from such countries.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 21 years

www.acnuk.org

acn@acnuk.org

02086428668

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£12,149	£10,712	£1,437	£1,309	£4,483	£3,868	4.3	38	0
31/12/21	£10,247	£12,017	£-1,770	£1,136	£3,040	£2,900	2.9	33	0
31/12/20	£11,304	£9,766	£1,538	£1,133	£4,803	£4,445	5.5	46	8
31/12/19	£10,287	£11,349	£-1,063	£1,106	£3,263	£3,230	3.4	51	15
31/12/18	£11,009	£9,569	£1,439	£1,135	£4,319	£4,319	5.4	33	31
31/12/17	£12,032	£13,785	£-1,753	£1,042	£2,873	£2,873	2.5	32	0
31/12/16	£14,926	£12,313	£2,614	£1,010	£4,627	£4,487	4.4	30	0
31/12/15	£10,055	£9,902	£153	£963	£2,005	£1,768	2.1	31	0
31/12/14	£8,655	£8,776	£-121	£873	£1,845	£1,845	2.5	46	0
31/12/13	£7,590	£7,401	£189	£830	£1,964	£1,695	2.7	25	0
31/12/12	£6,876	£7,014	£-138	£771	£1,765	£1,648	2.8	24	0
31/12/11	£7,311	£7,544	£-234	£840	£1,903	£1,847	2.9	20	0
31/12/10	£6,710	£6,418	£292	£798	£2,136	£2,111	3.9	26	0
31/12/09	£6,861	£6,902	£-41	£798	£1,850	£1,776	3.1	26	0
31/12/08	£6,610	£6,306	£303	£916	£1,868	£1,724	3.3	49	0
31/12/07	£6,810	£7,126	£-316	£853	£1,559	£1,273	2.1	30	0
31/12/06	£5,659	£5,465	£194	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£4,789	£4,378	£410	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£4,677	£4,722	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Religious Activities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, ....more

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

38 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rank Trust - Aid to the Church in Need UK
£25,000	25/04/2022	To help the Ukraine Appeal

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71

JOHN MARSDEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Banker

JUSTIN MACIEJEWSKI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

PHILIPP HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN, Occupation: Ceo Of Eim Uk Ltd

PATRICK ANTHONY FRANCIS HEREN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Energy Consultant

PAULINE STUART Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Partner Asset Management

TIMOTHY CHURCH FCA (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

TARA LAJUMOKE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Strategy And Transformation Officer, Other trusteeship: ELIZABETH'S SMILE UK FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/2003, number: 1097984
Registered at Companies House on 29/04/2003, number: 04747666

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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART on 09/05/2022

Main office

12-14 BENHILL AVENUE
SUTTON
SURREY
SM1 4DA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:(I) ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE CHURCH, ESPECIALLY IN COUNTRIES WHERE CHRISTIANS ARE SUFFERING PERSECUTION OR DISCRIMINATION, AND(II) FURTHER THE OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND PASTORAL CARE FOR PERSONS IN NEED, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN, OR ARE REFUGEES FROM, SUCH COUNTRIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS IN PARTICULAR IN PARTS OF ASIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND AFRICA

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