Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE CHURCH ARMY

We are a Society of Evangelists, linked to the Anglican church but working outside church buildings and in partnership alongside other Christians. We train and equip Evangelists for challenging situations to be salt and light for Christ across the United Kingdom and Ireland. We challenge and equip the church to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who have little or no connection with it.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 57 years
(131 years as a company)

www.churcharmy.org

robin.webb@churcharmy.org

03001232113

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£6,117	£10,024	£-3,907	£1,353	£25,572	£18,665	22.3	205	572
31/03/22		£6,373	£8,722	£-2,349	£1,134	£30,010	£22,817	31.4	215	600
31/03/21		£6,348	£7,627	£-1,279	£907	£29,516	£23,294	36.6	178	600
31/03/20		£5,998	£7,177	£-1,179	£1,161	£29,153	£22,848	38.2	160	600
31/03/19		£6,274	£7,047	£-773	£1,098	£29,580	£24,583	41.9	142	500
31/03/18		£6,151	£7,096	£-945	£1,079	£30,798	£25,745	43.5	158	0
31/03/17		£6,086	£7,466	£-1,380	£1,031	£30,761	£26,029	41.8	164	0
31/03/16		£6,937	£7,461	£-524	£657	£31,139	£26,152	42.1	244	0
31/03/15		£6,162	£7,888	£-1,726	£878	£32,278	£25,617	39	143	0
31/03/14		£6,791	£8,028	£-1,237	£710	£32,603	£26,934	40.3	149	0
31/03/13		£5,692	£8,398	£-2,706	£706	£32,549	£27,173	38.8	158	0
31/03/12		£5,647	£9,032	£-3,385	£644	£34,232	£28,207	37.5	169	0
31/03/11		£6,383	£9,338	£-2,955	£572	£35,915	£30,274	38.9	169	0
31/03/10	*	£6,407	£9,077	£-2,670	£595	£39,157	£33,487	44.3	174	0
31/03/09		£5,769	£9,096	£-3,327	£627	£37,948	£32,838	43.3	178	0
31/03/08		£7,160	£10,760	£-3,600	£570	£43,875	£38,102	42.5	174	0
31/03/07		£7,308	£8,336	£-1,028	£526	£46,040	£38,086	54.8	185	0
31/03/06		£6,603	£8,161	£-1,558	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£6,412	£8,392	£-1,980	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£6,751	£8,825	£-2,074	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 22.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

What it does

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

205 employees
572 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£81,586
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£50,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£45,000
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Marylebone Project
£1,222	22/10/2022	We would like to provide an opportunity for women who are struggling with issues such as substance abuse, homelessness, isolation or domestic abuse, to come together and make new friends.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	29/07/2022	The Sanctuary
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Church Army
£2,766	07/07/2022	Capital and core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Church Army
£2,766	07/07/2022	Capital and core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Life Guards Health Programme - Newry
£4,000	17/05/2022	Towards the a Health Programme supporting over 800 young people in Newry and surrounding areas, to reduce obesity and mental health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling vulnerable young people aged 18-25 to flourish through music and song
£81,586	16/09/2021 36	The Church Army will provide emotional and activity based support to vulnerable young people aged 18-25 from the Cardiff area who have experience of self-harm. Singing and music based activities will ....more The Church Army will provide emotional and activity based support to vulnerable young people aged 18-25 from the Cardiff area who have experience of self-harm. Singing and music based activities will act as a mechanism for developing self-resilience and support networks under the guidance of trained facilitators. The other element of the project is 10 hours per week of counselling services to support service users. £81586.00 over three years will fund staff accommodation training translation and an annual showcase event.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£4,502	11/05/2021	Community meals service
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Marylebone Project
£50,000	20/04/2021	To employ an Education Training and Employment worker and purchase IT equipment to support the scale-up of the women’s Day Centre to be open 365 days a year.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Glencairn Community Garden, Belfast
£3,000	01/09/2020	towards Community Garden Project Officer Salary Costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	20/03/2020	Marylebone Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	25/09/2018	Education, Employment and Resettlement Programme 2018-2019
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	03/05/2017	Helping homeless women on their journey to independent living
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI stage 2
£691,756	22/03/2016 60	The Marylebone Project is a supported housing project and daily drop-in centre that provides a range of support services for homeless women. The project offers access to a nurse one day per week, ....more The Marylebone Project is a supported housing project and daily drop-in centre that provides a range of support services for homeless women. The project offers access to a nurse one day per week, food, warmth, shelter, clothing and washing and laundry facilities as well as accommodation, general support, specialist support, advocacy, life skills, personal/professional skills development and move on/resettlement services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-64

AMY HAYES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Church Army Evangelist

CAPTAIN ANDREW PAYNE CA Appointed: 2020

DR PETER ROUCH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

DR SOLOMON OSAGIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Secretary, Other trusteeship: BETHANY RELIEF AND REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL (UK),

JOHN DAVID WHITFIELD MA ACA Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: ULTING OVERSEAS TRUST, HOPE VALLEY MESSY CHURCH TRUST,

KAREN WEBB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Evangelist

MARK KERRY PRESTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Fundraising

PATRICIA RUSSELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

RAVI GIDOOMAL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: SW LONDON VINEYARD,

REV KAREN WEST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Minister

REV MALAYIL LUKOSE VARGHESE MUTHALALY Appointed: 2023

ROSIE SLATER-CARR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

RT REVD DR GULNAR ELEANOR FRANCIS-DEHQANI (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Bishop

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/05/1967, number: 226226
Registered at Companies House on 14/09/1892, number: 00037169

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Homes England
Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)

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

20 returns made; AR10: 1 days late, AR05: 15 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ST TEILO'S TRUST on 15/12/2022

Main office

CHURCH ARMY
WILSON CARLILE CENTRE
50 CAVENDISH STREET
SHEFFIELD
S3 7RZ

Objectives

TO BRING PEOPLE TO A PERSONAL FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST BY (A) PROVIDING TRAINED EVANGELISTS AND LAY AGENTS TO ASSIST THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, (B) PREACHING THE NEED OF CONVERSION, HOLINESS OF LIFE AND CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, (C) RELIEVING POVERTY AND DISTRESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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