Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST

To help to plant City Centre Resource churches in key cities across England and Wales that will become hubs for resourcing, planting and regeneration within their dioceses and communities. To recruit and train clergy and leaders in partnerships with theological colleges, as well as worship leaders, youth pastors, children's workers, operations directors and social action workers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22	£11,182	£7,823	£3,359	£217	£5,737	£1,933	3	29
31/12/21	£4,397	£5,656	£-1,258	£146	£2,378	£1,736	3.7	24
31/12/20	£9,636	£7,203	£2,433	£111	£3,636	£1,402	2.3	16
31/12/19	£2,479	£2,688	£-209	£176	£1,203	£1,165	5.2	16
31/12/18	£3,644	£2,420	£1,224	£90	£1,413	£863	4.3	13
31/12/17	£1,710	£1,521	£189	£80	£189	£174	1.4	9

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 10.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 7 years

https://revitalisetrust.org/

contact@revitalisetrust.org

02070520200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£4,000,000
The Jerusalem Trust	£1,250,000
Joseph Rank Trust	£45,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards costs of undertaking strategic planting and revitalisation of Anglican churches
£1,250,000	20/10/2023 60	Evangelism and Christian mission
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	17/09/2021	Love Your Neighbour
DCMS - CMC - Church Revitalisation Trust / Love Your Neighbour
£4,000,000	28/09/2020	This project has been funded as part of the Community Match Challenge, which aims to provide a match fund grant to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations for onward distribution ....more This project has been funded as part of the Community Match Challenge, which aims to provide a match fund grant to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations for onward distribution to voluntary and community organisations to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalised people affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Joseph Rank Trust - Church Revitalisation Trust
£45,000	13/07/2020 36	To fund the costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-65

ANGUS WINTHER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

ADEBIMPE NKONTCHOU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

ADEMOLA ADEBAJO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Banker

HARRY ALEXANDER LAWSON JOHNSTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director

JEREMY FRANCIS HERRMANN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

NICHOLA PEASE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director

PAUL MARSHALL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

REV NAOMI AISHA MAXWELL Appointed: 2022

REV RICHARD MICHAEL COATES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Vicar

TOBY BAXENDALE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Entrepreneur

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2017, number: 1174882
Registered at Companies House on 04/05/2017, number: 10754427

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STANSTED FAMILY CHURCH on 02/08/2023

Main office

HOLY TRINITY BROMPTON
BROMPTON ROAD
LONDON
SW7 1JA

Objectives

4. The object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian religion through:4.1 the establishment, renewal and revitalisation of churches within the Anglican communion, and any such other church(es) or denomination(s) approved by a special resolution of the Members, and the maintenance of the services and activities therein; and4.2 the relief of hardship and distress of individuals who, by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances are in need and require support in such ways as are exclusively charitable, including but not exclusively by providing grants, counselling and support services, facilities and education.

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