Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (MERSEY PROVINCE) TRUST LIMITED

Religious activities acting as a resource body

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years

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
31/12/21	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£0	£5	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07		£5	£0	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 43 years

www.urcmerseysynod.org.uk

trustofficer@urcmerseysynod.org.uk

01517226590

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Knowsley, Lancashire, Sefton, Wigan,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	03/05/2017	Roof and high level masonry restoration and repairs, including rainwater goods.
National Churches Trust - Repair award to OVER, WINSFORD, United Reformed Church
£5,000	01/03/2017	Repair and restore external decorative pinnacles, ridge tiles and parapets. Restore and repair defective rainwater goods.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-85

KAREN JULIE HOLT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Human Resources Adviser

REV RICHARD JOHN MORTIMER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DAVID HILDITCH LEWIS Appointed: 1993, Occupation: Retired Government Servant

DONALD SWIFT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

HELEN MCEWEN BROWN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

LYNNE HILDA BARKER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Secretary/ Personal Assistant

REV ALISON FRANCES HALL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Minister Of Religion

REV GEOFFREY FELTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY,

SHEILA MARGARET DAVIES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: PARKGATE AND NESTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY,

NEIL MURRAY MACKENZIE Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Retired Solicitor, Other trusteeships: LORD WHARTON'S CHARITY, SKELMERSDALE ECUMENICAL CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/09/1981, number: 511769
Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1981, number: 01571091

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR21: 19 days late, AR20: 69 days late, AR19: 156 days late, AR18: 383 days late, AR17: 133 days late, AR14: 111 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR09: 110 days late, AR04: 10 days late,

Main office

UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
MERSEY SYNOD OFFICE
1 FINGALL ROAD
LIVERPOOL
L15 9JE

Objectives

TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, PRINCIPLES AND USAGES OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH WITH PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MERSEY PROVINCE OF THAT CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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