Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

RETIRED MISSIONARY AID FUND 

To assist retired missionaries from the Christian Brethren Assemblies (Churches) who are in necessitous circumstances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£569£477£91£0£939£93923.600
30/06/22£455£497£-42n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£458£499£-40n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£382£558£-176n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£407£593£-187n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£505£597£-92£0£1,290£1,29025.900
30/06/17£427£595£-169£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£584£616£-32£0£1,314£1,31425.600
30/06/15£525£640£-115£15£1,370£1,37025.700
30/06/14£635£615£20£15£1,483£1,48328.900
30/06/13£479£627£-147£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£752£558£194£11£1,411£1,41130.300
30/06/11£711£553£158£12£1,221£1,22126.500
30/06/10£421£463£-41£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£418£647£-229£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£495£505£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£555£469£86£8£1,455£1,45537.200
30/06/06£379£438£-59£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£391£414£-22£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£531£405£127£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 23.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 45.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years

www.rmaf.co.uk

johnalower@hotmail.com

01214452378

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/05/1963, number: 211454
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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NORTH SHIELDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP on 11/10/2023
Main office

64 CALLOW HILL ROAD
ALVECHURCH
BIRMINGHAM
B48 7LR

Objectives

TO ASSIST RETIRED MISSIONARIES FROM THE CHRISTIAN BRETHEREN ASSEMBLIES WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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