Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE ROCHESTER GOOD STEWARDS TRUST

The Trust makes grants to churches to support activities consistent with its objectives, including the provision and maintenance of facilities for public worship, the provision of ministers for the conduct of public worship and provision of pastoral care, outreach and evangelism, and the promotion of awareness and understanding of the doctrine of the Church of England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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
31/03/23		£34	£25	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£14	£23	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£53	£28	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£11	£13	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£37	£32	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£12	£0	£12	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

01892540897

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bexley, Bromley, East Sussex, Kent, Medway, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW BRATBY Appointed: 2023

PAUL MICHAEL FREEMAN Appointed: 2017

DAVID ALAN DRYER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: TWO:NINETEEN,

REV MICHAEL PHILIP WARREN Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THE PAROCHIAL COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS,TUNBRIDGE WELLS, BIBLICAL COUNSELLING UK,

PAUL ANTHONY BATCHELOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Economist, Other trusteeships: THE STOUR FESTIVAL COMPANY LIMITED, SEVENOAKS GOSPEL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2017, number: 1174322

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR21: 3 days late,

Main office

St.Johns Church
Amherst Road
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN4 9LG

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AS THIS IS SET FORTH IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC RESIDING IN THE DIOCESES OF ROCHESTER, CANTERBURY AND CHICHESTER, BY SUPPORTING, THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND OTHERWISE,A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP,B) THE PROVISION OF MINISTERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC WORSHIP AND PROVISION OF PASTORAL CARE,C) OUTREACH AND EVANGELISATION, ANDD) THE PROMOTION OF THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IS FOR THESE PURPOSES TO BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (WORSHIP AND DOCTRINE) MEASURE 1974 AS ORIGINALLY ENACTED.

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