Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (GREAT BRITAIN) 

To promote and further the religious and other charitable work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £249,267,000 available, equivalent to 55 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £11,103,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 59 years
(62 years as a company)

www.ldschurch.org.uk

dc@danielcliffordlaw.co.uk

07932105317

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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
31/12/22£51,367£54,465£-3,098£0£249,267£249,26754.922724,992
31/12/21£49,757£51,710£-1,953£0£255,102£255,10259.219961,000
31/12/20£38,148£48,741£-10,593£0£247,708£240,08359.121861,000
31/12/19£147,464£153,580£-6,116£0£260,578£253,54419.822661,000
31/12/18£47,132£51,059£-3,927£0£272,891£266,54562.621861,500
31/12/17£39,363£48,864£-9,501£0£276,071£270,80766.52360
31/12/16£39,072£44,964£-5,892£0£278,483£274,24473.22370
31/12/15*£72,954£46,166£26,788£48£292,029£288,693752060
31/12/14£44,065£45,638£-1,573£44£263,497£260,89068.62050
31/12/13£48,345£47,263£1,082£44£271,700£269,69568.52150
31/12/12£52,486£44,202£8,284£62£269,178£267,76772.72340
31/12/11£47,976£46,739£1,237£60£265,494£264,41667.92620
31/12/10£35,673£35,998£-325£67£270,107£263,854884280
31/12/09£36,531£41,791£-5,260£55£273,102£268,43177.14560
31/12/08£33,431£33,458£-27£55£276,106£271,63597.44230
31/12/07£37,894£30,817£7,077£54£281,920£277,3161084430
31/12/06£263,381£28,373£235,008£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£46,997£30,755£16,242£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£32,027£29,985£2,042£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 54.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • France, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 227 employees
  • 24,992 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 49-63
  • PAUL HANSEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Temporal Affairs
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1965, number: 242451
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/08/1961, number: 00699764
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; AR15: 38 days late,
Main office

DANIEL CLIFFORD LAW LLP
76 Caledonian Road
LONDON
N1 9DN

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE.(B) TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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