Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 

To advance the Evangelical Christian Faith among students in universities, theological colleges, training colleges, technical colleges and similar institutions in Great Britain and throughout the world, in accordance with the fundamental truths of Christianity as revealed in Holy Scripture and as set out in clause 3 of memorandum and articles of association.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 62 years
(79 years as a company)

www.uccf.org.uk

abush@uccf.org.uk

01865253678

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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
30/04/23£4,630£4,672£-42£281£4,235£2,4476.311491
30/04/22£4,114£4,324£-210£385£4,333£2,6767.411398
30/04/21£4,784£3,826£958£284£4,505£2,7468.6113101
30/04/20£4,504£4,456£48£285£3,331£1,5024115126
30/04/19£4,283£4,399£-116£272£3,341£1,4944.1111131
30/04/18£3,843£3,959£-116£253£3,412£1,5634.71030
30/04/17£3,762£3,658£104£225£3,498£1,6685.5970
30/04/16£4,622£3,961£661£265£3,212£1,3584.11150
30/04/15£4,940£4,327£613£301£4,583£6311.81140
30/04/14£4,608£4,294£314£320£3,963£36111160
30/04/13£4,339£4,190£149£373£3,645£4111.21100
30/04/12£4,996£4,134£862£375£3,455£4181.21070
30/04/11£4,541£4,275£265£424£2,595£3971.11060
30/04/10£3,984£3,863£120£425£2,400£6992.21030
30/04/09£3,623£3,691£-68£403£2,279£6982.3970
30/04/08£4,310£3,781£529£361£2,428£7332.3950
30/04/07£3,090£3,049£40£331£1,899£5262.1920
30/04/06£3,024£2,935£89£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£2,249£2,156£93£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£20£20£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 114 employees
  • 91 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 23-59
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/1962, number: 306137
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/06/1944, number: 00387932
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE CALEB CHARITABLE TRUST on 10/07/2023
Main office

U C C F
Blue Boar House
5 Blue Boar Street
Oxford
OX1 4EE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES, THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES, TRAINING COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND OTHER SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IN ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD PROVIDED THAT THE PHRASE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS OF CHRISTIANITY, AS REVEALED IN HOLY SCRIPTURE (SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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