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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND

Promoting the mission and ministry of the Church of England especially by supporting poorer dioceses with ministry costs, providing funds to support mission activities, paying for bishops' ministry and some cathedral costs, administering the legal framework for pastoral reorganisation and closed church buildings, paying clergy pensions for service prior to 1998 and running the clergy payroll.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 5.4% of total funds
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why are there 26 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £81,163,856
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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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£192,121£494,354£-302,233£19,988£9,099,268£0n/a1660
31/12/22£148,459£246,248£-97,789£10,973£9,056,775£0n/a1130
31/12/21£148,128£226,339£-78,211£0£8,645,709£0n/a880
31/12/20£134,823£319,642£-184,819£0£7,572,490£0n/a820
31/12/19£175,436£289,021£-113,585£457£6,997,013£1930730
31/12/18£188,248£137,871£50,377£308£6,449,029£1,3640.1700
31/12/17£167,327£285,802£-118,475£0£6,386,821£2,8680.1660
31/12/16£154,700£386,900£-232,200£0£6,099,400£0n/a680
31/12/15£148,000£276,200£-128,200£900£7,004,700£0n/a710
31/12/14£140,400£272,600£-132,200£2,100£6,739,900£0n/a1080
31/12/13£139,700£257,500£-117,800£2,300£6,125,300£0n/a1530
31/12/12£148,300£253,500£-105,200£2,500£5,503,100£0n/a1550
31/12/11£148,300£242,300£-94,000£2,200£5,237,600£35,2001.71580
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: over £500,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 1079%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 23 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.cofe.anglican.org/about/churchcommissione

commissioners.enquiry@churchofengland.org

02078981000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Cathedral and Church Buildings Division
£200,000 11/06/2020
Grants to 35 churches, awarded at the June 2020 Trustees' meeting
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Cathedral and Church Buildings Division
£200,000 05/12/2019
Grants to 42 churches, awarded at the December 2019 Trustees' meeting
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Cathedral and Church Buildings Division
£200,000 13/06/2019
Grants to 37 churches, awarded at the June 2019 Trustees' meeting

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (26)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALAN SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Banker
  • BUSOLA SODEINDE Appointed: 2021
  • CHRISTOPHER HANCOCK Appointed: 2023
  • DAME KATE BARKER Appointed: 2023
  • DR CATHY RHODES Appointed: 2024
  • DR NICHOLAS LAND Appointed: 2024
  • HELEN STEERS Appointed: 2020
  • JENNY BUCK Appointed: 2023
  • MOST REVD AND RT HON STEPHEN GEOFFREY COTTRELL Appointed: 2020
  • MARSHA DE CORDOVA MP Appointed: 2024
  • MOST REVD AND RT HON JUSTIN PORTAL WELBY GCVO PC (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • NIGEL TIMMINS Appointed: 2021
  • ROSALIND MORAG ELLIS KC Appointed: 2019
  • REMI OLU-PITAN Appointed: 2022
  • REV CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SMITH Appointed: 2017
  • REV SARAH JANE GEILESKEY Appointed: 2024
  • RICHARD DENNO Appointed: 2024
  • ROBERT ZAMPETTI Appointed: 2024
  • RT REVD GRAHAM USHER Appointed: 2021
  • RT REVD PETE WILCOX Appointed: 2024
  • RT REVD VIVIENNE FAULL Appointed: 2019
  • SUZANNE AVERY Appointed: 2017
  • THE REVD PREB AMATU CHRISTIAN-IWUAGWU Appointed: 2024
  • THE RT REVD STEPHEN DAVID LAKE Appointed: 2022
  • THE VERY REVD ROGERS GOVENDER Appointed: 2022
  • VERY REVD MARK BONNEY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2011, number: 1140097
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

CHURCH HOUSE
GREAT SMITH STREET
LONDON
SW1P 3AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE WAYS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN:THE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS MEASURE 1947;THE PASTORAL MEASURE 1983; AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS MEASURE 1998

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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