Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 2

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED

The principal activities of the charity are helping churches with guidance on legal, property and charity matters as well as having responsibility for various funds and investments.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
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
31/12/22	£2,351	£2,351	£0	£0	£4,387	£3,387	17.3	0
31/12/21	£2,465	£1,465	£1,000	£0	£4,387	£3,387	27.7	0
31/12/20	£1,492	£2,369	£-877	£4	£3,387	£3,387	17.2	0
31/12/19	£1,739	£1,739	£0	£0	£4,264	£4,264	29.4	0
31/12/18	£1,067	£1,522	£-456	£0	£4,264	£4,264	33.6	0
31/12/17	£803	£931	£-129	£0	£4,720	£4,264	54.9	0
31/12/16	£969	£943	£25	£28	£9,893	£9,438	120	5
31/12/15	£939	£906	£33	£391	£9,455	£8,990	119.1	5
31/12/14	£927	£842	£85	£375	£9,479	£8,991	128.2	6
31/12/13	£1,032	£874	£158	£397	£9,176	£8,688	119.3	6
31/12/12	£1,081	£878	£203	£448	£8,810	£8,322	113.7	6
31/12/11	£1,105	£889	£216	£438	£8,358	£7,868	106.3	7
31/12/10	£912	£955	£-43	£509	£8,196	£7,872	98.9	7
31/12/09	£996	£943	£54	£526	£7,989	£7,665	97.6	7
31/12/08	£2,576	£1,623	£953	£1,205	£7,715	£7,391	54.7	7
31/12/07	£1,675	£1,517	£158	£1,142	£7,729	£7,406	58.6	6
31/12/06	£1,434	£1,300	£134	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£1,435	£1,325	£110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£1,303	£1,202	£101	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 94%
Liabilities/Income: 2926%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 17.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 57 years
(133 years as a company)

www.baptist.org.uk

BUCorporation@baptist.org.uk

01235517754

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Joseph Rank Trust - Aenon Baptist Church
£35,000	27/01/2020	To part fund the Church property scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-81

MICHAEL ARTHUR SOUTHCOMBE MCIOB Appointed: 2017

MOHAN PANDIAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

REV ANN LOUISE CHESWORTH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister

TIMOTHY IAN CHOWNS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commercial And Church Support Manager

CHRISTOPHER JOHN JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Support Services Team Leader, Other trusteeship: RETIRED BAPTIST MINISTERS HOUSING ORGANISATION,

DR CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS HANNING (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE EAST MIDLAND BAPTIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED,

JEREMY PONSFORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

KAREN AVERIL MARTINDALE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Administrator

MR G WARD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: It Programme Manager

ROBERT JOHN ENGLISH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Association Manager

THE REVD DAVID LENNOX Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

JOHN LEVICK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: THE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE TRUST,

MR O OBIDIPE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Management Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE LONDON BAPTIST PROPERTY BOARD LIMITED, CANNING HALL TRUST, ELTHAM COLLEGE,

PETER EWART WALLS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: WILLIAM JOSEPH HAYNES, POSTAL HERITAGE COLLECTION TRUST, POSTAL HERITAGE TRUST,

REV ANDREW WILLIAM HAWKSWORTH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Assistant Minister, Other trusteeship: ALTRINCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH,

REVD C LEWIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Minister Of Religion (Baptist) Company Director, Other trusteeship: SWANSEA EASTSIDE FOODBANK,

STEPHEN PETER WELCH Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Surveyor, Other trusteeship: CHURCH HOUSE, NANTWICH,

TIMOTHY JOHN WALKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: THE ALBEMARLE LIMITED, SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, RETIRED BAPTIST MINISTERS HOUSING ORGANISATION, RBMHO TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1967, number: 249635
Registered at Companies House on 14/11/1890, number: 00032743

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

BAPTIST HOUSE
PO BOX 44
129 BROADWAY
DIDCOT
OXFORDSHIRE
OX11 8RT

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS PRACTICE ESPECIALLY BY THE MEANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM.)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL.

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