Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

RURAL MINISTRIES

To support rural churches in their growth and development and assist in the planting of new rural churches.

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Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£236	£240	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£104	£249	£-145	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£93	£264	£-171	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£176	£302	£-127	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£167	£331	£-164	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£145	£332	£-187	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£126	£235	£-109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	*	£139	£239	£-100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£154	£342	£-188	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£146	£242	£-96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£202	£279	£-76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£138	£291	£-154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£144	£260	£-117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£123	£242	£-120	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£172	£326	£-154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£174	£293	£-118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£188	£268	£-80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£207	£227	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£126	£141	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£126	£137	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 62 years

www.ruralministries.org.uk

office@ruralministries.org.uk

01763 878539

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-76

CHRISTOPHER A R HUGHES Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Solicitor

ELAINE FISHER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired Teacher

HILARY TAYLOR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Minister

KEVIN KARL GLADWELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Minister

PAUL SUSANS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Accountant

REV YANN DUBREUIL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Vicar

STEPHEN RALPH SPURGEON (Chair) Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Freelance Consultant

TIMOTHY LEA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/05/1962, number: 200027
Registered at Companies House on 29/03/1961, number: 00688281

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 22 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from IVINGHOE WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH on 11/12/2023

Main office

Rural Ministries
PO Box 293
ROYSTON
SG8 1FS

Objectives

3.1 The objects for which the Charity is established are to initiate, support, organise, maintain, equip, manage, promote or assist in any work in connection with the propagation of the Christian Gospel in accordance with the Basis of Faith, by itself or by or together with any other body or church or person or persons.3.2 The Basis of Faith as at the date of these Articles is: BASIS OF FAITHWe believe: 1. That Jesus is the Christ, real, fully human, and fully God. We believe that Jesus came to show us what God is like and what a God honouring life looks like. We accept many people use God-substitutes to give their lives meaning instead of God. We believe that the risen Christ is the only way to God, that people need to turn to God and have their lives restored, and that this is made possible through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. We believe God reconciles the whole of creation to himself through Jesus. 2. In the one God who communes in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that all are jointly active in creation, salvation, and in empowering us today.3. God created us to be His image bearers and have a relationship with Him. We believe that this relationship has been broken, and cannot be earned, nor is it our right, but rather the gift of God through all who place their hope and trust in Jesus. We believe this is good news, and we are called to help others love Jesus more. We believe that Jesus intercedes for all people today. 4. The Holy Spirit is at work in renewal, enabling us to encounter Jesus personally in each believer as they seek to worship and witness in their everyday lives.5. The Bible is God’s inspired word, in which we find life, hope and wisdom.6. That being a Christian isn’t a thing we do just on Sundays, that Church isn’t something that just happens in a building, and that God’s grace abounds everywhere – sometimes where we least expect it. We believe that Jesus Christ is coming again. We believe Christians need to join in with the mission that Jesus started and bring good news to all people and creation. We believe that Church is part of God’s design, and that discipleship best happens in community.7. That resurrection is real, and part of the promise for those that trust Jesus. We believe that heaven and earth will be brought together one day, renewing all things. We believe if people don’t want God (choosing not to receive Jesus), they can choose eternity without Him.

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