Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE

Provision of theological training courses and resources delivered in partnership with local churches.Advance the education, training and personal formation of Christian leaders.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 16 years

www.wtctheology.org.uk

info@wtctheology.org.uk

030 0040 6200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/23	£1,034	£1,063	£-29	£0	£145	£93	1	17
31/07/22	£1,050	£945	£105	£3	£200	£146	1.8	16
31/07/21	£830	£704	£126	£9	£95	£65	1.1	14
31/07/20	£884	£830	£55	£0	£-31	£-60	-0.9	12
31/07/19	£716	£755	£-39	£0	£-86	£-98	-1.6	13
31/07/18	£728	£706	£23	£0	£-47	£-63	-1.1	12
31/07/17	£602	£647	£-45	£0	£-70	£-88	-1.6	13
31/07/16	£478	£503	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/15	£376	£463	£-87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/14	£423	£432	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/13	£651	£521	£131	£5	£95	£95	2.2	9
31/07/12	£780	£721	£59	£1	£-36	£-36	-0.6	9
31/07/11	£409	£510	£-100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/10	£292	£304	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/09	£209	£191	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Bracknell Forest, Bristol City, Bromley, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, East Sussex, Essex, Manchester City, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Southampton City,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

17 employees

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
Department for Work and Pensions - EP SERVICES
£7,565	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Department for Work and Pensions - EP SERVICES LIMITED
£4,323	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-65

ANDREW JUNAID Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Church Leader

GILLIAN PATRICIA DE BERRY Appointed: 2019

NIGEL JOHN LANGFORD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Project Manager

REV AMANDA SAFFERY JOHNSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Priest In Holy Orders, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE WITH ST MARTIN, ADDISCOMBE,

ROGER JAMES ELLIS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Author And Entrepreneur

SARAH HUNTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2008, number: 1123573
Registered at Companies House on 18/02/2008, number: 06506007

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
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

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

16-17 Clarence Parade
Cheltenham
First and Second Flours
GL50 3PA

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN DOCTRINE AND LIFESTYLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A BIBLICAL AND CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ORTHODOXY, BY MEANS OF A MAJOR THEOLOGICAL AND TRAINING RESOURCE.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PERSONAL FORMATION OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS;3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY;4 THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND INSTITUTIONS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LONDON

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