Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP

BRF is a Christian charity. Our vision is to enable people of all ages to grow in faith and understanding of the Bible and to see more people equipped to exercise their gifts in leadership and ministry. BRF's ongoing work is delivered through four defined areas of charitable activity: Anna Chaplaincy, Living Faith, Messy Church and Parenting for Faith.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 59 years
(88 years as a company)

www.brf.org.uk

enquiries@brf.org.uk

01865319700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£1,925	£2,242	£-317	£271	£1,830	£1,817	9.7	48	60
31/03/22	£2,164	£2,058	£107	£258	£2,231	£2,160	12.6	44	66
31/03/21	£2,119	£1,944	£174	£232	£2,145	£2,058	12.7	42	48
31/03/20	£1,874	£2,083	£-209	£193	£1,814	£1,755	10.1	41	187
31/03/19	£2,052	£2,213	£-160	£177	£2,056	£1,925	10.4	43	154
31/03/18	£1,921	£2,282	£-361	£183	£2,180	£1,997	10.5	42	0
31/03/17	£2,292	£1,993	£299	£109	£2,508	£2,283	13.7	37	0
31/03/16	£2,434	£1,830	£603	£103	£2,085	£1,802	11.8	33	0
31/03/15	£1,983	£1,823	£160	£101	£1,492	£1,030	6.8	34	0
31/03/14	£2,044	£1,854	£190	£100	£1,332	£918	5.9	32	0
31/03/13	£1,814	£1,802	£13	£65	£1,142	£853	5.7	32	0
31/03/12	£1,832	£1,671	£161	£61	£1,129	£824	5.9	29	0
31/03/11	£1,596	£1,594	£1	£55	£968	£801	6	26	0
31/03/10	£1,564	£1,443	£121	£57	£967	£824	6.8	23	0
31/03/09	£1,518	£1,465	£54	£54	£846	£742	6.1	26	0
31/03/08	£1,485	£1,442	£43	£29	£793	£692	5.8	24	0
31/03/07	£1,544	£1,468	£76	£35	£749	£609	5	23	0
31/03/06	£1,422	£1,325	£97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£1,364	£1,483	£-120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£1,372	£1,439	£-67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

48 employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

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

The Bishop Radford Trust	£220,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
Mercer's Charitable Foundation	£50,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship [BRF]
£50,000	29/04/2022	BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. This grant was specifically to support the Anna Chaplaincy and Messy Church projects.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000	14/01/2022	Anna Chaplaincy
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship [BRF]
£50,000	20/01/2021	BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. BRF resources the spiritual journey of individuals and the mission and ministry of local churches. This grant was to specifically ....more BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. BRF resources the spiritual journey of individuals and the mission and ministry of local churches. This grant was to specifically support Messy Church and Anna Chaplaincy.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000	31/12/2020	Anna Chaplaincy
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship [BRF]
£70,000	03/04/2020	BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. BRF resources the spiritual journey of individuals and the mission and ministry of local churches. This grant was to specifically ....more BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. BRF resources the spiritual journey of individuals and the mission and ministry of local churches. This grant was to specifically support Messy Church and Anna Chaplaincy.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship
£25,000	04/07/2019 24	To develop capacity of a volunteer model designed to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of older people.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship
£25,000	04/07/2019 24	To develop capacity of a volunteer model designed to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of older people.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship [BRF]
£50,000	01/05/2019	BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. BRF resources the spiritual journey of individuals and the mission and ministry of local churches, BRT specifically supports the ....more BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. BRF resources the spiritual journey of individuals and the mission and ministry of local churches, BRT specifically supports the Messy Church and Anna Chaplaincy programmes.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Bible Reading Fellowship [BRF]
£70,000	31/01/2019	BRF is a Christian charity that enables all ages to grow in faith. The Bishop Radford Trust support their Messy Church and Anna Chaplaincy project.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-73

ANDREW CRAIG HOWARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Homemaker

CHRISTINA PROFFITT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

DAVID JACK LEEDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Strategy Implementation

GILLIAN VERITY MITCHELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

REV PAUL WESTON GOODLIFF Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

REV SARAH ELIZABETH HAYES Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Clergy

JULIAN JAMES HILLS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: FMDM FOUNDATION CIO,

MIKE WILKINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Engineer

PAUL COX Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Semi-Retired/ Non-Executive Director

ALISTAIR EDWARD MONCUR BOOTH Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: ENGLAND GOLF TRUST,

ANDREW JAMES BARTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE STREETLIGHT TRUST,

REV COLIN WILLIAM FLETCHER (Chair) Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Retired Bishop, Other trusteeships: COKETHORPE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED, RETIRED CLERGY ASSOCIATION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, THE EMOTIONAL HELP HUB UK LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/02/1965, number: 233280
Registered at Companies House on 30/05/1935, number: 00301324

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

12/08/2022 - Asset transfer in from CHICHESTER ANNA CHAPLAINCY
02/08/2023 - Asset transfer in from STANSTED FAMILY CHURCH
12/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from HOME CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHICHESTER ANNA CHAPLAINCY on 12/08/2022
Asset transfer in from STANSTED FAMILY CHURCH on 02/08/2023
Asset transfer in from HOME CHARITABLE TRUST on 12/04/2024

Main office

BRF
15 THE CHAMBERS
VINEYARD
ABINGDON
OX14 3FE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BYA) ENCOURAGING UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGESB) ENCOURAGING AND RESOURCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND/OR MINISTRY AMONGST PEOPLE OF ALL AGES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL.

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