Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE STEWARDS' TRUST 

The Stewards' Trust is a Christian teaching charity, seeking to promote and encourage the Christian faith by providing Bible-based teaching, worship and ministry in a relaxed setting. The Trust works with people of all ages through three main strands - houseparties, youth events and schools/universities work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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£617£637£-20£0£220£2194.111200
31/12/21£302£293£10n/an/an/an/an/a160
31/12/20£299£308£-10n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£660£626£35£0£240£2404.610120
31/12/18£641£614£27£0£205£20549210
31/12/17£543£561£-18£10£178£1783.8100
31/12/16£307£356£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£369£345£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£314£328£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£337£315£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£269£299£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£275£270£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£281£286£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£256£248£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£262£266£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£210£215£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£195£147£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£142£112£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£42£34£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years

www.stewardstrust.org.uk

office@stewardstrust.org.uk

02073857398

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 200 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-75
  • MO VERNON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Personal Assistant
  • ALISON BRYAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/2004, number: 1102381
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/2004, number: 05010563
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HOME CHARITABLE TRUST on 12/04/2024
Main office

72 Venn Street
LONDON
SW4 0AT

Objectives

'THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF TEACHING EVENTS, MENTORING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS, AND YOUTH AND SCHOOLS WORK

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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