Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

SERVANTS FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL 

The charity seeks to promote, maintain and advance the Christian faith, particularly in relation to cross-cultural communication of the Christian faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,775,556 available, equivalent to 255 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/12/21£1,372£319£1,053£70£7,776£6,776254.500
31/12/20£980£1,019£-39£0£6,697£6,69778.900
31/12/19£394£3,246£-2,852n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£678£9,785£-9,107£13£9,551£9,31511.400
31/12/17£3,614£979£2,635£11£18,543£18,307224.400
31/12/16£1,258£1,092£167£9£15,717£15,479170.100
31/12/15*£695£885£-190£24£15,096£14,859201.500
31/12/14*£617£688£-71£24£15,248£14,993261.500
31/12/13?£1,061£611£450£88£12,788£12,350242.410
31/08/12£785£240£545£20£12,060£12,060603.510
31/08/11£1,345£290£1,054£18£11,420£10,676441.310
31/08/10£910£207£702£21£10,396£10,396601.510
31/08/09£1,116£217£900£20£9,767£9,767540.910
31/08/08£969£91£878£15£9,148£8,8151163.410
31/08/07£756£638£118£17£8,669£7,956149.610
31/08/06£4,951£590£4,361£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£704£375£329£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£328£289£39£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 254.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 21 months
Quick Ratio: 18.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 42 years
(44 years as a company)

01672564938

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • India, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire,
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 (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-54
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/03/1982, number: 280859
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/07/1979, number: 01437414
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR15: 43 days late, AR14: 18 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

THE OLD RECTORY
RIVER STREET
PEWSEY
WILTSHIRE
SN9 5DB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-(A) TO MAINTAIN ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS BEING CHARITABLE AS THE COMPANY SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE COMPANY SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT(B) TO COMMUNICATE THE TEACHING OF THE BIBLE AND THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES, MISSIONS, SERVICES, MEETINGS, PASTORAL WORK, LECTURES, THE PRINTING PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE, AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS AND OTHER MEANS AND TO ORGANISE AND HOLD EVANGELISTIC CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS (RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL) AND TO MAKE, DISTRIBUTE AND SHOW MOTION PICTURE FILMS DESIGNED FOR CALCULATED TO MAINTAIN ADVANCE OR PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.(C) TO PROMOTE AND UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE RELATIONSHIP, EFFECT AND IMPACT UPON CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES AND THE JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE IN SOCIETY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE OF NON-CHRISTIAN FAITHS AND IDEOLOGIES (INCLUDING NON-FAITH IDEOLOGIES) AND THE PUBLISHING OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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