Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE LUIS PALAU EVANGELISTIC TEAM

Working in partnership with Churches and para church organisations we organise innovative ways of serving communities and sharing the Gospel to advance the evangelical Christian faith in the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Income has been volatile recently

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		£554	£442	£113	£12	£299	£93	2.5	6	0
31/12/22		£978	£1,415	£-437	£9	£186	£97	0.8	6	0
31/12/21		£868	£383	£485	£11	£623	£76	2.4	5	0
31/12/20		£316	£272	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£325	£270	£55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£287	£341	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£387	£404	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£319	£329	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£292	£278	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£295	£270	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£248	£230	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£247	£251	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£224	£206	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£199	£208	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£461	£478	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£295	£299	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£166	£203	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	*	£302	£271	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£263	£257	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£224	£198	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 12.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 42 years

www.palau.org.uk

ukoffice@palau.org

01215850283

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards Festival Teesside in June 2024.
£50,000	22/03/2024 12	Evangelism and Christian mission
The Jerusalem Trust - Cost of Living Uplift Grant
£4,000	27/06/2023 12	Evangelism and Christian mission
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards core costs
£60,000	05/06/2023 24	Evangelism and Christian mission

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-90

ANDREW PALAU Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Evangelist

BENJAMIN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Delivery Director For Cgi

DUGALD GEORGE MACKENZIE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

KEVIN PALAU Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Evangelist

LADY SUSAN MARY SAINSBURY, Occupation: Director

MICHAEL ROY SPRATT Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Director

SIMON FREDERICK MICHAEL BERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1982, number: 285474
Registered at Companies House on 06/07/1982, number: 01648879

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 90 days late, AR06: 442 days late,

Main office

Luis Palau Association
OM LifeHope
Lifehope Training Centre
Little Cornbow
HALESOWEN
B63 3AJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY SUCH MEANS BEING CHARITABLE AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLD WIDE

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