Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITED

Church Growth Trust offers not only property and trusteeship services but also ways of helping churches to grow. It aspires to glorify God by securing for Gospel use independent church properties and together with churches making them fit for their God-given purpose. Services include managing existing properties, new trusteeships and ownerships, building projects and advising churches.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity only provides its support via other charities
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £20,965,972 available, equivalent to 435 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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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
30/09/22	£1,658	£579	£1,079	£0	£21,078	£20,966	434.6	6
30/09/21	£1,155	£685	£470	£0	£20,490	£20,443	358.3	6
30/09/20	£926	£556	£370	£0	£21,518	£21,333	460.5	6
30/09/19	£1,902	£530	£1,373	£0	£19,072	£569	12.9	8
30/09/18	£1,179	£466	£713	£0	£17,939	£703	18.1	5
30/09/17	£701	£380	£321	£0	£16,912	£545	17.2	4
30/09/16	£718	£284	£434	£0	£17,639	£17,513	739.2	3
30/09/15	£2,121	£266	£1,855	£224	£15,423	£15,423	694.7	4
30/09/14	£604	£293	£312	£257	£13,388	£13,388	548.8	3
30/09/13	£909	£281	£627	£219	£13,552	£13,552	578.4	1
30/09/12	£1,936	£182	£1,754	£142	£11,556	£11,556	761.8	1
30/09/11	£7,837	£131	£7,705	£10	£8,646	£8,646	789.4	1

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 434.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 16.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.churchgrowth.org.uk

enquiries@churchgrowth.org.uk

01536201339

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

6 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-70

SUSANNA KATHERINE SANLON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Planning Consultant

DANIEL LEAFE LLB Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: ANCHOR ANGLICAN CHURCH FOWEY, ANGLICAN FUTURES,

NEIL WALKER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeships: THE HENRY BOYS' ALMSHOUSES, PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED,

PAUL WITHAMS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST, LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST,

RICHARD JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Commission Manager

RICHARD CANHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accounts Manager, Other trusteeships: COUNTIES (FORMERLY COUNTIES EVANGELISTIC WORK), ALBANY CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2010, number: 1138119
Registered at Companies House on 20/08/2010, number: 07352319

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

18/02/2013 - Asset transfer in from THE MIDLAND EVANGELIZATION TRUST
21/12/2022 - Asset transfer in from MILLAND EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MILLAND EVANGELICAL CHURCH on 21/12/2022

Main office

The Barn
Baines Lane
Seaton
OAKHAM
LE15 9HP

Objectives

1. TO PERMIT THE LAND AND BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME COMPRISED IN THE TRUST FUND TO BE USED BY INDEPENDENT CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND EVANGELICAL CHURCHES AS CHURCHES, MISSION HALLS, CHURCH CENTRES, MINISTERS' RESIDENCES AND OTHERWISE FOR FURTHERING THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCH INDEPENDENT CHURCHES CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND EVANGELICAL CHURCHES SO LONG AS THE SAME SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND SUBJECT THERETO TO LET OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THE SAME AND APPLY THE INCOME OR CAPITAL ARISING THEREFROM IN MANNER HEREINAFTER APPEARING;2. TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES THE CAPITAL THEREOF IN MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS OR GIVING GUARANTEES FOR SUCH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME:2.1 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING THE PLANTING OF INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN2.2 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN2.3 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING CHRISTIAN MISSIONS WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PLANT AND/OR SUPPORT AND/OR WORK WITH INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN3. TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF INDEPENDENT CHURCHES, EVANGELICAL CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MISSIONS BY THE PROVISION OF:-3.1 ADVICE SERVICES ON PROPERTY ISSUES, NEW LEGISLATION AND GOOD PRACTICE IN RELATION TO THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHURCHES AND MISSIONS;3.2 SEMINARS, GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON LEGAL, PROPERTY AND CHARITY MATTERS AFFECTING CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN CHARITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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