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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION

Ministerial and lay training; assisting with pastoral settlements; ministry with youth; childrens work; pension and life cover; ecumenical relationships; mission initiatives including its partnership with Council for World Mission; advice on administration and finance
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £12,676,636 available, equivalent to 116 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,191£1,306£-115£167£17,083£12,677116.5140
31/12/22£1,713£1,140£573£0£16,805£12,411130.6240
31/12/21£1,206£1,136£71£168£15,944£11,164118320
31/12/20£920£1,053£-133£0£14,600£10,031114.3320
31/12/19£1,301£1,295£6£0£15,233£10,46696.9330
31/12/18£962£1,358£-395£156£14,157£9,63285.1330
31/12/17£1,855£1,394£461£138£15,249£10,44589.9380
31/12/16£1,088£1,515£-427£0£14,235£9,61276.1400
31/12/15£1,855£1,554£302£127£13,883£9,57474190
31/12/14£1,654£1,943£-289£162£13,839£1,0376.4340
31/12/13£1,798£1,567£231£154£13,845£9,33371.5190
31/12/12£2,261£1,467£794£167£13,071£8,60570.4150
31/12/11£2,450£1,136£1,314£207£11,396£6,96273.5110
31/12/10£1,954£1,029£925£168£9,133£4,49552.4120
31/12/09£955£1,020£-65£153£8,005£3,52941.5110
31/12/08£1,039£827£213£210£7,638£3,49350.7110
31/12/07£2,203£1,023£1,180£761£7,724£3,28838.6110
31/12/06£889£965£-75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 116.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 13.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 52 years

http://www.congregational.org.uk

admin@congregational.org.uk

01159111460

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • 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 supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/19 persons

  • BRENDAN WILLYS MASON Appointed: 2022
  • ELISABETH SWEENEY-SMITH Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES ANDREW LYON (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • MARGARET MCEWEN CARBARNS MCGUINNESS Appointed: 2015
  • MARK TAYLOR Appointed: 2020
  • REV C L GILLHAM
  • REV CAROLINE STOTT Appointed: 2022
  • REV CHRISTOPHER JOHN BAMFORTH DAMP Appointed: 2019
  • REV ERIC PETER FENWICK Appointed: 2015
  • REV FODAY YUSUFU KAMARA Appointed: 2019
  • REV GERARD SIMONIS Appointed: 2018
  • REV JUDI HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2018
  • REV OLIVER KINCHIN Appointed: 2022
  • REV RUTH GREEN Appointed: 2023
  • REV RUTH LEEMING Appointed: 2023
  • REV SANDRA JOY TURNER Appointed: 2024
  • RUAIRIDH DUNCAN MACRAE Appointed: 2023
  • SUSAN AUSTIN Appointed: 2022
  • TIMOTHY JOHN BATEMAN Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1972, number: 264839
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

8 CASTLE GATE
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 7AS

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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