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Finance Score: -15
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (EASTERN PROVINCE) TRUST 

The charity acts both as a Property Holding Trustee for church property and investments of churches within the Synod and holds the financial information of the Synod's activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £12,800,110 available, equivalent to 94 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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£1,258£1,634£-376£156£21,576£12,80094820
31/12/21£806£4,950£-4,145£183£22,845£14,08634.1827
31/12/20£2,222£763£1,459£103£21,938£13,767216.6629
31/12/19£1,678£890£789£156£20,411£12,355166.6629
31/12/18£1,902£1,174£729£161£18,005£11,069113.2727
31/12/17£1,442£789£652£186£17,613£10,698162.650
31/12/16£1,891£912£978£128£16,300£10,109132.950
31/12/15£1,941£634£1,307£16£14,342£8,810166.850
31/12/14£2,182£705£1,476£96£13,066£8,602146.450
31/12/13£1,048£555£493£100£11,402£7,254156.840
31/12/12£678£801£-123£93£10,184£6,5409840
31/12/11£948£1,001£-53£94£10,061£6,52878.340
31/12/10£1,005£581£423£93£10,294£6,601136.240
31/12/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 64%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 236%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 94 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years
(115 years as a company)

urceastern.org.uk

finance@urceastern.org.uk

01223830770

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREW EAST Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Legal Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/1966, number: 248796
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/1909, number: 00101685
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNITED REFORMED CHURCH EASTERN SYNOD
36 DUXFORD ROAD
WHITTLESFORD
CAMBRIDGE
CB22 4ND

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS {THE OBJECTS) ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, PRINCIPLES AND USAGES OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE EASTERN SYNOD OF THAT CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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