Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

OVERSEAS MEETING ROOMS TRUST COMPANY 

To act as custodian trustee of, and undertake and execute any charitable trusts connected with, the Overseas Meeting Rooms Trust, for the advancement of Christianity or the relief of poverty in any part of the world, but particularly Europe, and to promote education in Christian knowledge.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£189£81£108n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/15£0£50£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£0£100£-100£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£0£92£-92£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/10£14£0£14£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/09£151£120£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 57 years

omrt@chelwoodhouse.net

02083918822

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Spain,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1967, number: 253051
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/04/1967, number: 00903339
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
Main office

CHELWOOD HOUSE
COX LANE
CHESSINGTON
SURREY
KT9 1DN

Objectives

(A) TO ACT AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE OF AND UNDERTAKE AND EXECUTE ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS CONNECTED WITH THE OVERSEAS MEETING ROOMS TRUST (A CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS UNDER THE CHARITIES ACT, 1960). (B) TO ESTABLISH AND TO ADMINISTER A CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY OR FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE STERLING AREA (AND PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTINENTS OF EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA). (C) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE BY THE PRINTING AND CIRCULATION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LITERATURE (INCLUDING THE TRANSLATION OF SUCH LITERATURE FROM ENGLISH INTO OTHER LANGUAGES BY MAKING DONATIONS FORM TIME TO TIME TO THE STOW HILL BIBLE AND TRACT DEPOT OF 2 UPPER TEDDINGTON ROAD, HAMPTN WICK, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OUTSIDE THE STERLING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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