Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

SPIRITUALISTS' NATIONAL UNION TRUST

The Trust provides financial support for churches affiliated/associated with the Spiritualists'National Union for the advancement of the religion of Spiritualism for public benefit. The Trust provides advances to its member churches to finance the building of new (or repair of existing) church buildings, which provides a facility for members of the public to worship the religion of Spiritual

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22		£481	£380	£101	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£451	£356	£95	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£411	£368	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£3,044	£241	£2,803	£7	£3,081	£3,075	153.3	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.snutrust.co.uk

lesley@snutrust.co.uk

01279814158

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 64-83

PAT SEYMOUR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

KENNETH SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MYRRHA MARIE HIBBERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JANE ANNA BARTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Professional

TIMOTHY COOMBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Anatomical Pathology Technologist, Other trusteeship: BODMIN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2019, number: 1182379
Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2018, number: 11382378

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 11 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from S N U TRUST on 03/07/2020

Main office

BURTON END LODGE
STANSTED HALL
STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8UD

Objectives

2.1 THE CHARITYÆS OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF SPIRITUALISM BY:2.1.1 MAKING ADVANCES TO MEMBERS (EXCLUDING ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES) AND MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR:2.1.1.1 THE PURCHASE OF LAND AND THE ERECTION OF BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELIGION OF SPIRITUALISM OR OTHERWISE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPIRITUALISM;2.1.1.2 OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WHICH IS DESIRABLE FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES; AND2.1.1.3 OTHER EXPENDITURE ANCILLARY TO THE PURPOSES SET OUT IN ARTICLES 2.1.1.1 AND 2.1.1.2;2.1.2 MAKING GRANTS TO MEMBERS (EXCLUDING ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES) AND MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR PURPOSES SIMILAR TO THOSE IN ARTICLE 2.1.1;2.1.3 AFFORDING FACILITIES FOR THE INVESTMENT OF FUNDS BY ANY MEMBER (EXCLUDING ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES) OR MEMBER ORGANISATION; AND2.1.4 PURCHASING AND MAKING AVAILABLE, WHETHER BY WAY OF LEASE OR LICENCE OR OTHERWISE, LAND AND BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPIRITUALISM.

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