Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

MODERN CHURCH

Modern Church promotes liberal Christian theology, offering debate on religious issues, embracing the spirit of freedom & informed enquiry. It seeks to involve the Christian faith in an ongoing search for truth by interpreting traditional doctrine in the light of present day understanding. It encourages debate through its journal, newsletter and books, conferences, website and local groups.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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

Established: 43 years

www.modernchurch.org.uk

office@modernchurch.org.uk

08453451909

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£36	£78	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/21		£27	£56	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£32	£68	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£42	£81	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18	*	£48	£81	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£280	£53	£227	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£44	£45	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£63	£54	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£53	£50	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£54	£56	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£55	£58	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£60	£58	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£57	£55	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£56	£54	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£58	£54	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£53	£53	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£51	£44	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£59	£49	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£49	£47	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Religious Activities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

REV DR JEYARAJAN ANKETELL Appointed: 2013

ANTHONY GRAHAM BENINGTON WOOLLARD

CANON DR. JANICE KAY VAN DER LELY Appointed: 2013

CANON TREVOR PITT Appointed: 2014

HUGH BRYANT Appointed: 2022

PROFESSOR ADRIAN THATCHER Appointed: 2015

REV CANON DR ALAN RACE Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: WORLD CONGRESS OF FAITHS,

REV DIANE KUTAR Appointed: 2022

REV LORRAINE CAVANAGH Appointed: 2014

REV MIRANDA THRELFALL-HOLMES Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: WILLIAM BATES DUMBEL'S LEGACY, THE LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL, MISSION IN THE ECONOMY, THE QUEEN'S FOUNDATION FOR ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION,

PROFESSOR ELAINE LOUISE GRAHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Lecturer, Other trusteeships: THE OPEN THEOLOGY TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAURENCE, FRODSHAM, BIAPT (BRITISH AND IRISH ASSOCIATION FOR PRACTICAL THEOLOGY),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/01/1981, number: 281573

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 39 days late,

Main office

2 The Orchard
Dowell Close
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA2 6BN

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PROMOTION OF OPEN AND CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD; AND(B) OFFERING RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN PARISHES, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC LIFE TO SUPPORT AN OPEN-MINDED AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO MATTERS OF FAITH AND RELIGION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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