Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 1

Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -2

SARUM COLLEGE

Sarum College is an ecumenical study, conference and research centre. Our educational programme is organised in seven Sarum Centres of Learning. These Centres offer a variety of courses within our specialist areas of Christian Spirituality, Leadership, Ministry, Liturgy and Worship, Theology, Imagination and Culture and The Arts. Within the college is a bookshop and library.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
30/06/23	£1,853	£1,826	£27	£538	£2,442	£1,141	7.5	42	17
30/06/22	£1,505	£1,620	£-115	£360	£2,392	£1,060	7.9	36	10
30/06/21	£1,419	£1,259	£160	£115	£2,528	£1,070	10.2	36	0
30/06/20	£1,683	£1,747	£-64	£295	£2,294	£1,094	7.5	51	25
30/06/19	£2,063	£1,823	£240	£398	£2,337	£1,155	7.6	51	26
30/06/18	£1,691	£1,711	£-20	£401	£2,056	£1,047	7.3	51	0
30/06/17	£1,711	£1,751	£-40	£383	£2,047	£1,052	7.2	51	0
30/06/16	£1,737	£1,727	£10	£347	£2,041	£1,037	7.2	49	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 48.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

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Established: 58 years

www.sarum.ac.uk

info@sarum.ac.uk

01722424800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

42 employees
17 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000	01/05/2020	Ministry and Trauma: healthy practice for serving clergy

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 51-75

REV ANDREW DE VILLE Appointed: 2020

REV CHIGOR CHIKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders, Other trusteeships: THE UNITED SOCIETY, RIGHTS AND EQUALITIES IN NEWHAM,

VEN DR SUSAN ANN GROOM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Archdeacon

CANON ROBERT JOHN TITLEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

CLARE FIONA SELLARS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor

EMMA CHARLOTTE OSBORNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Investment Director

PROF DAVID BRANSCOMBE PETER SIMS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

ROSEMARY ELLEN MACDONALD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

REV. PROF. JANE ALISON SHAW Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE FARMINGTON TRUST LIMITED, THE JOAN CREWDSON TRUST,

SIR MARCUS JAMES O'LONE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

THE RT REVD DR ALASTAIR LLEWELLYN JOHN REDFERN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Bishop

DOM SIMON JAMES KEIR JARRATT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE PERSHORE NASHDOM AND ELMORE TRUST,

TIMOTHY JAMES MYNOTT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: NFS MEDIATION LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/1966, number: 1161253
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/2015, number: 09510356

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: BISHOP ABBOTT MEMORIAL TRUST
Linked charity: H G MARTIN BEQUEST
Linked charity: MRS MARY FLETCHER TRUST
Linked charity: EDDRUP FUND
Linked charity: THE REVEREND W E LATIMER BEQUEST
Linked charity: THE GRAFTON EXHIBITION FUND
Linked charity: SALISBURY THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE EXHIBITION FUND MARTIN BEQUEST
Linked charity: THE PEACOCK SCHOLARSHIP
Linked charity: BOLDERO BEQUEST
Linked charity: WELLS THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE CURRIE MEMORIAL FUND
Linked charity: WELLS THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, CANNON CHURCH MEMORIAL FUND
Linked charity: HILL SCOTT BEQUEST
Linked charity: THE SARUM COLLEGE TRUST
20/03/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE SARUM COLLEGE TRUST
10/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from THE FRIDAY CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE FRIDAY CHARITABLE TRUST on 10/01/2024

Main office

SARUM COLLEGE
19 THE CLOSE
SALISBURY
SP1 2EE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AND TO ADVANCE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, FORMATION AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COLLEGE.

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