Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

SCRIPTURE UNION

We help children and young people explore the Bible, respond to Jesus and grow in faith. We make Jesus known through our work in communities, schools, holidays and missions. Through publishing, using print and digital media, we aim to inspire leaders to make disciples of children and young people with our resources and to equip Christians to grow in discipleship with Bible guides and publications.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 58 years
(130 years as a company)

www.scriptureunion.org.uk

info@scriptureunion.org.uk

01908856000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£4,532	£5,085	£-553	£449	£5,762	£4,970	11.7	76	1,351
31/03/22	£4,400	£4,533	£-133	£440	£6,571	£5,732	15.2	71	1,306
31/03/21	£4,526	£4,167	£359	£413	£6,644	£5,774	16.6	65	743
31/03/20	£4,870	£5,548	£-678	£412	£5,571	£4,770	10.3	68	4,919
31/03/19	£5,449	£6,199	£-750	£533	£6,563	£5,645	10.9	75	3,500
31/03/18	£6,663	£7,366	£-703	£641	£7,275	£6,336	10.3	81	0
31/03/17	£7,360	£7,357	£3	£702	£7,916	£6,990	11.4	78	0
31/03/16	£8,456	£7,938	£518	£446	£7,618	£6,753	10.2	73	0
31/03/15	£7,381	£7,085	£296	£520	£7,383	£6,389	10.8	68	0
31/03/14	£5,840	£5,791	£49	£462	£6,928	£6,197	12.8	61	0
31/03/13	£6,369	£6,258	£111	£435	£6,785	£6,033	11.6	65	0
31/03/12	£6,736	£6,643	£93	£355	£6,468	£5,818	10.5	73	0
31/03/11	£6,614	£6,197	£417	£327	£6,409	£5,798	11.2	76	0
31/03/10	£7,107	£7,195	£-88	£431	£5,891	£5,337	8.9	92	0
31/03/09	£7,598	£8,147	£-549	£478	£5,670	£5,182	7.6	108	0
31/03/08	£8,552	£8,580	£-28	£356	£6,440	£5,939	8.3	107	0
31/03/07	£8,220	£7,229	£991	£361	£6,465	£5,927	9.8	107	0
31/03/06	£7,709	£7,262	£447	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£7,611	£7,820	£-209	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£7,661	£8,009	£-348	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 11.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Botswana, Congo (Democratic Republic), Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Kenya, Kosovo, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, ....more

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

76 employees
1,351 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
Quartet Community Foundation - WordLive
£1,000	11/11/2021	As requested by the donor towards the work of Scripture Union and its WordLive project.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scripture Union
£50	29/04/2021	Donation from Vivienne Parry 096234

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-67

JUNIOR CHARLES JOHNSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Civil Servant

JULIE REBECCA KITTOW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Self-Employed

KIM BARBARA HURST Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: MAZARS CHARITABLE TRUST,

MALCOLM WILLIAM FORSYTH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Strategy & Sustainability Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, MOULTON,

RICHARD ALASTAIR EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Service Manager

REVD DR MARK GRIFFITHS JP Appointed: 2019

RICHARD WESTACOTT GODDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeships: THE LONDON CITY MISSION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BLACKHEATH, THE CENTRE FOR ENTERPRISE, MARKETS AND ETHICS,

SANDRA MORRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Children And Family Worker, Other trusteeships: CHERNOBYL CHRISTIAN CARE, OASIS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

SARAH JANE SMART Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Homemaker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/01/1966, number: 213422
Registered at Companies House on 28/10/1893, number: 00039828

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: MRS E M ROWCROFT TRUST
Linked charity: MRS E M ROWCROFT BEQUEST
Linked charity: OLD DENNING HALL TRUST
Linked charity: PETER WOOD TRUST
23/06/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE SHERINGHAM C S S M TRUST
16/07/2018 - Asset transfer in from LANSDOWNE HOLIDAY HOME
01/11/2021 - Asset transfer in from EBENEZER FAMILY TRUST
19/11/2021 - Asset transfer in from GOWER CHRISTIAN YOUTH WORK
17/01/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE WOOLHOPE TRUST
10/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE CALEB CHARITABLE TRUST
11/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from ALUM ROCK HALL TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from EBENEZER FAMILY TRUST on 01/11/2021
Asset transfer in from GOWER CHRISTIAN YOUTH WORK on 19/11/2021
Asset transfer in from THE WOOLHOPE TRUST on 17/01/2023

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Main office

Scripture Union
Trinity House
Opal Court
Opal Drive
Fox Milne
MILTON K

Objectives

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY BY SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE OBJECTS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN PARTICULAR, BUT LIMITED TO, WORKING WITH CHURCHES: 1. BY MAKING GOD'S GOOD NEWS KNOWN TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES; AND2. BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO MEET GOD DAILY THROUGH THE BIBLE AND PRAYERSO THAT IN EACH CASE THEY MAY COME TO PERSONAL FAITH IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, GROW IN CHRISTIAN MATURITY AND BECOME BOTH COMMITTED CHURCH MEMBERS AND SERVANTS OF A WORLD IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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