Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION LIMITED

The Congregational Federation Ltd has a continuing role to advance the Christian faith through acting as custodian trustee for the churches of The Congregational Federation and also for The Congregational Federation itself. This role varies from time to time according to needs of the churches and the Federation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
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:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£9	£419	£-411	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£264	£2,066	£-1,802	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£347	£505	£-158	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£807	£186	£621	£0	£3,796	£1,324	85.4	0	0
31/12/19		£408	£981	£-573	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£1,393	£318	£1,076	£0	£3,445	£1,324	50	0	0
31/12/17		£594	£1,115	£-521	£0	£2,128	£1,326	14.3	0	0
31/12/16		£571	£196	£375	£0	£2,158	£1,327	81.2	0	0
31/12/15		£431	£1,084	£-653	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£492	£758	£-266	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£1,260	£1,049	£210	£0	£2,266	£1,325	15.1	0	0
31/12/12		£235	£1,532	£-1,297	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£1,946	£1,870	£76	£5	£1,538	£1,310	8.4	2	0
31/12/10		£819	£403	£416	£8	£1,467	£956	28.4	3	0
31/12/09		£365	£342	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£248	£181	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£139	£121	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	*	£61	£78	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£68	£69	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£105	£60	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 50 years

cfltd@congregational.org.uk

01159111450

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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 18/19 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-77

BRENDAN WILLYS MASON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Practitioner

ELISABETH SWEENEY-SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: None

JAMES ANDREW LYON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MARGARET MCEWEN CARBARNS MCGUINNESS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Administrator

MARK TAYLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

REV CHRISTOPHER LEON GILLHAM M A Appointed: 2013

REV CAROLINE STOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

REV CHRISTOPHER JOHN BAMFORTH DAMP Appointed: 2019

REV ERIC PETER FENWICK Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

REV FODAY YUSUFU KAMARA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister

REV GERARD SIMONIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Bursar

REV JUDITH HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister

REV OLIVER KINCHIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Development Coach

REV RUTH GREEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Minister

REV RUTH LEEMING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Minister

REV SANDRA JOY TURNER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

RUAIRIDH DUNCAN MACRAE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Minister

SUSAN AUSTIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Indexer

TIMOTHY JOHN BATEMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: It Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/05/1974, number: 267469
Registered at Companies House on 09/04/1974, number: 01166357

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: ZION CHAPEL BURIAL GROUND
30/08/2011 - Asset transfer in from WITHERIDGE CONGREGATIONAL ENDOWMENT CHARITY
31/08/2011 - Asset transfer in from THE CASTOR CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL FUND
21/12/2011 - Asset transfer in from MISS C A WAUGH LEGACY FOR UPPINGHAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
21/12/2011 - Asset transfer in from CHARITY OF THOMAS LEWIN UPPINGHAM
22/11/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, TON PENTRE - TRUST PROPERTY

Policies in force

Conflicting interests

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 6 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, TON PENTRE - TRUST PROPERTY on 22/11/2021

Main office

8 CASTLE GATE
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 7AS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. (FOR FULLER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDON AND BEYOND THE SEAS

Data Sources

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