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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY 

Evangelistic mission through: People in Mission,supporting people in cross-cultural mission. Mission Grants,support for key projects and ministries. Pioneer Training,equipping and mobilising Christians. Leadership Formation,Investing in Christian leaders of the future. Mission Interchange,networking and 'mission together' across cultural and linguistic divides.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £16,150,000 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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
31/01/23£8,793£7,395£1,398£743£28,170£16,15026.216130
31/01/22£9,212£7,456£1,756£680£29,357£16,98927.316535
31/01/21£8,296£7,475£821£703£21,396£9,14614.717835
31/01/20£8,143£7,448£695£721£21,972£11,1931818639
31/01/19£8,412£7,667£745£751£25,686£14,59822.818855
31/01/18£7,473£7,578£-105£672£20,130£9,32914.81870
31/01/17£7,471£7,510£-39£816£20,448£9,995161800
31/01/16£8,182£6,554£1,628£729£25,177£15,49928.41880
31/01/15£7,318£7,736£-418£1,103£26,476£11,16217.31660
31/01/14£7,809£7,535£274£1,150£23,605£8,69413.8910
31/01/13£8,042£8,657£-615£1,042£21,709£7,42510.3930
31/01/12£9,034£7,531£1,503£1,009£23,877£13,99022.3910
31/01/11£7,445£6,991£454£911£30,038£20,41235950
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 26.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years

www.churchmissionsociety.org

info@churchmissionsociety.org

01865787400

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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chile, China, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Throughout England, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 161 employees
  • 30 volunteers

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Church Mission Society
£250 10/02/2023
As directed by the donor towards Church Mission Society's work making disciples of Jesus.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/01/2021
Partnership for Missional Church

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/1963, number: 1131655
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2009, number: 06985330
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
13 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY TRUST on 14/01/2022
  • Asset transfer in from THE INGLEBY CHARITABLE TRUST on 05/01/2024
Main office

Church Mission Society
C M S House
Watlington Road
Cowley
OXFORD
OX4 6BZ

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECT IS AS A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN MISSION OBEYING THE CALL OF GOD, TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL IN ALL PLACES AND TO DRAW ALL PEOPLES INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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