Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE CANON LAW SOCIETY TRUST 

The Trust produces a number of publications on Canon Law.In co-operation with others it has published an English translation of the Code of Canon Law and a Commentary.It hosts the Lyndwood Lecture bi-annually.It holds an annual conference for members of the Society.It provides an annual course of training for the judges of ecclesiastical tribunals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£91£68£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£41£32£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£44£15£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£89£92£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£114£95£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£121£103£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£102£68£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£102£98£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£115£118£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£114£104£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£116£134£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£128£132£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£110£106£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£125£123£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£137£90£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£118£106£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£129£105£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£22£26£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£95£109£-13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 51 years

www.clsgbi.org

01259763774

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/1973, number: 266263
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 5 days late, AR04: 3 days late,
Main office

16 East Stirling Street
Alva
FK12 5HA

Objectives

FOR SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY OR UDER THE DIRECTION OR WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COMMITTEE DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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