Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

OPAL TRUST LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/01/18	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/01/22	31/01/23
Total income	£278,347	£291,765	£133,781	£157,232	£164,783	£152,273
Total spending	£240,368	£293,733	£149,089	£150,050	£227,169	£142,147
Surplus/deficit	£37,979	-£1,968	-£15,308	£7,182	-£62,386	£10,126

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Established: 21 years

www.opaltrust.org

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

Purposes

The advancement of religion

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 33-78

BURNESS, John Henry, Dr
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Medical Practioner

HARKNETT, Richard Keith
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Training Manager - Charity

HUNTER, Andrew Thomas
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Church Network Director

JAMIESON, Iain Lamberton
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Asst Research & Govt Liaison Office Royal H'Sehold

LEWIS, John Charles
Appointed: 2003
Occupation: International Sales Manager

MCQUOID, Elizabeth Sarah
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Commissioning Editor

RUSTON, Geoffrey Harold
Appointed: 2003
Occupation: Company Secretary

SHAW, Stephen James
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Qc

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/08/2003, number: SC034750
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2003, number: SC254031

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, KA17 0AY

Objectives

The Company’s purposes are: The advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith set out in Article 7 (a) (ii) (particularly, but not exclusively, in Majority World developing countries and poorer areas of the World) (a) by the provision of both affordable and free Christian literature (in paper, electronic or digital or any other format) and (b) by the provision of any other resources to achieve these purposes through the printing, production and publication of Christian literature either by the Company or third parties and to establish printing, production and publication projects and facilitate similar projects for others who are involved in Christian mission