Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

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

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

SEVENOAKS GOSPEL TRUST

Sevenoaks Gospel Trust is a funding trust, supporting evangelical Christian ministry in Sevenoaks and the surrounding areas. This can be by providing grants, loans or other funding, or by acquiring or renting property and making it available for use. We carry out our activities in accordance with our Grant Making policy and Statement of Faith.

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 gender 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

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,468,746 available, equivalent to 1054 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
30/06/23	£652	£17	£635	£0	£1,469	£1,469	1053.6	0
30/06/22	£91	£17	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21	£137	£21	£116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20	£198	£37	£161	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19	£489	£8	£481	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1053.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 176 months
Quick Ratio: 82.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

www.sevenoaksgospeltrust.org

sevenoaksgospeltrust@gmail.com

01732750874

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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: 37-77

MICHELLE REID Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Practising Solicitor

DEBORAH JAEL DRURY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Economic Consultant

GAVIN BRIAN WATSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

MARK DOMINIC HARDING (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Solicitor

PROFESSOR PETER JOHN REES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Doctor, Other trusteeship: THE HUME KENDALL EDUCATIONAL TRUST,

PAUL ANTHONY BATCHELOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Economist, Other trusteeships: THE STOUR FESTIVAL COMPANY LIMITED, THE ROCHESTER GOOD STEWARDS TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2018, number: 1179316
Registered at Companies House on 21/05/2018, number: 11371960

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Langdale
Morleys Road
Weald
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6QX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING GRANTS OR OTHER FUNDING TO, AND MAKING AVAILABLE PROPERTY FOR USE BY, CHURCHES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN CHARITIES OR GROUPS IN PARTICULAR IN THE SEVENOAKS AREA THAT ARE IN SYMPATHY WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH.

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