Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE SOUTH AMERICAN MISSION SOCIETY 

Evangelistic mission through: People in Mission,supporting people in cross-cultural mission. Mission Grants,support for key projects and ministries. Leadership Formation,Investing in Christian leaders of the future.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/01/23£624£754£-130£0£527£4707.52312
31/01/22£740£571£169£0£-410£-516-10.92512
31/01/21£759£617£142£0£-836£-945-18.42912
31/01/20£756£679£77£0£-922£-1,010-17.83112
31/01/19£646£658£-12£0£-932£-1,029-18.83210
31/01/18£753£635£118£0£-88£-181-3.4320
31/01/17£738£496£243£0£-196£-259-6.3290
31/01/16£1,044£460£584£0£-354£-417-10.9280
31/01/15£435£513£-78£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£512£587£-75£5£751£67313.7190
31/01/13£685£749£-65£5£826£79212.7190
31/01/12*£378£531£-153£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£195£701£-506£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10?£1,593£1,813£-220£250£1,549£1,54410.2370
31/12/08£1,459£1,521£-62£215£1,769£1,76413.9380
31/12/07£1,609£1,678£-69£243£1,698£1,69312.1410
31/12/06£1,531£1,474£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,452£1,506£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,564£1,550£15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 8
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(124 years as a company)

churchmissionsociety.org/south-american-missi

itsupport_sams@churchmissionsociety.org

01865787400

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/1963, number: 221328
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/02/1900, number: 00065048
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 13 days late,
Main office

Church Mission Society
C M S House
Watlington Road
Cowley
OXFORD
OX4 6BZ

Objectives

TO MAKE KNOWN THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AMONG INDIAN TRIBES AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF SOUTH AMERICA AND THE PEOPLES OF MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA (NAMELY THE AREA OF THE COUNTRIES OF GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, PANAMA AND BELIZE) AND THE IBERIAN PENINSULA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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Data Sources

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