Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL TRUST

The activities of the Charity are to act as a Central Board of Trustees for the Free Church of England, to hold as loans funds deposited for investment and to lend money and make grants to further the objects and work of the Free Church of England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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	Volun- teers
31/12/22	*	£57	£152	£-94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/21		£77	£139	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20		£139	£208	£-69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/19		£399	£135	£264	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£44	£123	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£51	£91	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£143	£87	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£75	£113	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£71	£66	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	*	£92	£84	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£74	£98	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£104	£107	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£99	£118	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£102	£128	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£101	£122	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£100	£114	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£107	£112	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£158	£107	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£123	£128	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 48 years
(83 years as a company)

bishoppaul@btinternet.com

01902 604044

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-82

RIGHT REVEREND DOCTOR JOHN FENWICK BAMTHPHDDD Appointed: 2016

RIGHT REVD PAUL NIGEL HUNT BSC, MSC Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONVOCATION CHARITY, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, BENTLEY, ST JUDE'S CHURCH, WALSALL, FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD,

REV JABSON WATSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeships: FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD, CHRIST CHURCH FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, BROADSTAIRS,

REV MARK SPIERS Appointed: 2019

REV MATTHEW PAUL FIRTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

TAMILENIYAL JOY CHRISTY SAHADEVAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

REV ANTHONY KIERAN ROBERTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: ST JOHN'S CHURCH, TOTTINGTON,

REV ROBERT WILSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Reverend

COLIN CHRISTOPHER MILLS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tourist Information Officer, Other trusteeships: TYNDALE MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED, CHRIST CHURCH WILLESBOROUGH, FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONVOCATION CHARITY, FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD,

LESLEY ANN SECKER Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: TYNDALE MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED, FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD,

NATALIE EMMA STENSTROM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: ST JOHN'S CHURCH, TOTTINGTON,

WILLIAM ALBERT CLEMENTS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Administrator, Other trusteeships: FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONVOCATION CHARITY, ST JUDE'S CHURCH, WALSALL, FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/1976, number: 271151
Registered at Companies House on 23/04/1941, number: 00366710

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 142 days late, AR13: 47 days late, AR06: 75 days late,

Main office

329 Wolverhampton Road West
Willenhall
WV13 2RL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BE THE CENTRAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OTHERWISE CALLED THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CHURCH) ENROLLED IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1927 AND TO PROMOTE AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS AND WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources