Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

CRESS

Christian Relief Education Skills and Sustainability (CRESS) is based in Wiltshire, UK and has a partner organisation based in Arua, Uganda. It supports South Sudanese and Ugandan people, by providing educational bursaries for all ages; operating a primary healthcare clinic; education in agriculture skills using trained leaders, psychological trauma support and vocational training.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/12/22	£314	£293	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/12/21	£223	£240	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/12/20	£261	£229	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19	£221	£199	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/12/18	£203	£182	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/12/17	£179	£188	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£150	£116	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£118	£111	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£117	£114	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£74	£71	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£40	£48	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£18	£22	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.cressuk.org

contact@cressuk.org

01722780789

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

South Sudan, Uganda, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 volunteers

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
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to CRESS
£13,200	25/11/2022	Enterprise development and agricultural skills training for South Sudanese refugees in Uganda
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Cress UK
£10,500	27/05/2020	Agriculture and Savings Groups in Mijale Refugee Settlement in Northern Uganda

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY BELCHAMBERS Appointed: 2023

CAROLINE LAMB MA OXON Appointed: 2020

DR JONATHAN OLIVER CULLIS Appointed: 2011

JOHN KENNETH ELLIOTT BROADLEY Appointed: 2018

JANE GUY Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: POOR'S ALLOTMENT,

RICHARD JEREMY DAVID METCALFE OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE RADNOR HALL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/04/2011, number: 1141343

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

KNIGHTON MANOR FARM
KNIGHTON ROAD
BROAD CHALKE
SALISBURY
SP5 5EB

Objectives

3.1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, DISTRESS AND ILL-HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY AND CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES IN SUCH WAYS AND SUCH PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:(a) improving educational opportunities and standards through sponsorship (b) improving primary health, trauma and maternal care through training and sponsorship, including the provision of a primary health care clinic;(c) providing training and support for but not limited to agriculture;(d) promoting community finance through the establishment of Savings Groups and the provision of loans, education and advice;(e) equipping, training and supporting local clergy and lay church members

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