Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Volatile income: -3

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

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Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

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
31/08/22		£1,267	£1,330	£-64	£0	£2,585	£1,540	13.9	19	50
31/08/21		£1,726	£1,028	£698	£0	£2,648	£1,351	15.8	20	50
31/08/20		£1,411	£2,227	£-816	£0	£1,950	£1,210	6.5	18	50
31/08/19		£2,394	£1,371	£1,023	£0	£2,767	£977	8.5	19	20
31/08/18		£1,701	£1,489	£212	£5	£1,744	£528	4.3	20	50
31/08/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 60%
Reserves/Spending: 13.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

www.fiec.org.uk

admin@fiec.org.uk

01858434540

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

19 employees
50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GREIG ALISTAIR RUSH FERGUSON Appointed: 2023

RICHARD JEREMY BROOKS Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN ARTHUR WAUD Appointed: 2023

BILL JAMES Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY,

COLIN ADAMS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY,

IAN JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY, ROTHERHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH,

JOHN MARK RUSSELL Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY,

JOHN SPENCER SHAW Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY, A PASSION FOR LIFE, SOUTH WEST GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP, EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH CHIPPENHAM, THE BIBLE TEACHING TRUST,

MIKE KENDALL Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY, ST.NEOTS EVANGELICAL CHURCH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP,

MIKE HITCHINGS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY,

PETER CAMPBELL Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE FIEC (LEGACY) CHARITY,

IAN MACMICHAEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher/Photographer, Other trusteeship: BRIDGE CHAPEL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2016, number: 1168037

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/02/2019 - Asset transfer in from SAWBRIDGEWORTH AND DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
13/11/2019 - Asset transfer in from HEYWOOD EVANGELICAL CHURCH (INDEPENDENT)
31/03/2020 - Asset transfer in from CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS LTD
19/11/2021 - Asset transfer in from PROSTESTANT DISSENTING CHAPEL

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR17: 78 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HEYWOOD EVANGELICAL CHURCH (INDEPENDENT) on 13/11/2019
Asset transfer in from CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS LTD on 31/03/2020
Asset transfer in from PROSTESTANT DISSENTING CHAPEL on 19/11/2021

Main office

41 THE POINT
MARKET HARBOROUGH
LE16 7QU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH WHICH SHALL MEAN THE FAITH BASED UPON THE DOCTRINAL BASIS OF THE CIO AND AND IN PARTICULAR, TO:5.1.1 PROMOTE THE UNITY AND WELFARE OF CHURCHES OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS WHICH ARE UNDENOMINATIONAL IN CONSTITUTION OR WHICH HAVE COME TO OCCUPY A POSITION OF DETACHMENT FROM THE DENOMINATIONAL BODIES WITH WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED BUT WITHOUT NECESSARILY ALTERING THEIR CONSTITUTIONS, ALL SUCH CHURCHES FINDING THEIR UNITY ON THE BASIS OF THE COMMON ADHERENCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINES OF PROTESTANT EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY AS SET FORTH IN THE DOCTRINAL BASIS AND THE ETHOS STATEMENTS;5.1.2 FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE A RECOGNITION OF THE ESSENTIAL ONENESS OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AND AT THE SAME TIME A RECOGNITION OF THE LIBERTY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CHURCH TO CONDUCT ITS WORK AND WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OWN INTERPRETATION OF THE TEACHING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE IN RELATION THERETO; AND5.1.3 TO PROMOTE UNITED TESTIMONY TO AND DEFEND THE BELIEFS SET FORTH IN THE DOCTRINAL BASIS

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