Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 2

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE YORKSHIRE CONGREGATIONAL UNION (INCORPORATED)

The Association is principally engaged in the promotion of the Christian religion, and as trustee of funds held on behalf of Congregational and United Reformed Churches, in Yorkshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22	*	£29	£9	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£5	£8	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£13	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	*	£15	£15	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£13	£16	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£5	£12	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£5	£7	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£6	£7	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12		£5	£7	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09		£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08		£17	£17	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07		£13	£13	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£383	£556	£-174	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 57 years
(119 years as a company)

ycu@urcyorkshire.org.uk

01132898490

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Yorkshire Congregational Union Ltd
£8,362	24/01/2023	Saltaire United Reformed Church
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Stainbeck Day Centre
£1,984	07/04/2021	Grant to Stainbeck Day Centre
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Stainbeck Day Centre
£284	04/05/2020	Grant to Stainbeck Day Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Kitchen St. Andrew's hall
£4,500	25/04/2019 12	The funding will be used to install a new kitchen in the church hall, providing community groups with a suitable facility for events and activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 51-76

REV JAMIE KISSACK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Moderator Of The Urc Yorkshire Synod, Other trusteeship: THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (YORKSHIRE PROVINCE) TRUST LTD,

STEPHEN GOODER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: Batley Community Centre, THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (YORKSHIRE PROVINCE) TRUST LTD,

TIMOTHY JAMES CROSSLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Synod Clerk

CHRISTOPHER DAVID EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (YORKSHIRE PROVINCE) TRUST LTD,

JUSTIN MARK CHARLESWORTH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Finance Manager, Other trusteeship: THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (YORKSHIRE PROVINCE) TRUST LTD,

REVEREND DAVID GEORGE COOTE (Chair), Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST,

REV ALAN GEOFFREY CRUMP Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (YORKSHIRE PROVINCE) TRUST LTD,

REV SIMON KEITH COPLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeships: THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (YORKSHIRE PROVINCE) TRUST LTD, CENTRAL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH SHEFFIELD CHARITY, NURTURE NEPAL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1967, number: 252965
Registered at Companies House on 11/03/1905, number: 00083885

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 167 days late, AR19: 45 days late,

Main office

SOMERSET HOUSE
ST. PAULS STREET
MORLEY
LEEDS
LS27 9EP

Objectives

OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN YORKSHIRE OR ELSEWHERE ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND USAGES FOR THE TIME BEING OF PROTESTANTS OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (CONGREGATIONAL - PRESBYTERIAN) AND OF CHURCHES WHICH AT THE TIME OF THE FORMATION OF THE UNITED REFORM CHURCH WERE AND REMAIN OF THE CONGREGATIONAL TRADITION. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORKSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

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