THE QUEEN'S FOUNDATION FOR ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The provision of full and part time training for ordination within their respective churches for members of Christian denominations as determined by the governors provision of theological education and training and the promotion of research in theology and related subjects.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£2,208,843
Donations and legacies | £311.85k | |
Charitable activities | £1.75m | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £88.70k | |
Other | £54.25k |
Total expenditure:
£2,567,784
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £2.57m | |
Other | £0 |
-£180,431 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £18,751 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
Charitable expenditure | £2.57m |
People

32 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 04 April 2008: Standard registration
- The Queens Foundation (Working name)
- 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
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
13 Trustee(s)
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Rev Paul Bayes | Chair | 07 February 2020 |
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Rev Philip John Gough | Trustee | 13 March 2025 |
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Bishop Dr Jonathan Jackson | Trustee | 18 July 2024 |
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Dr Jonathan Pye | Trustee | 20 March 2024 |
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Dr Sanjeevani Perera | Trustee | 13 July 2023 |
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Rev Deborah Caulk | Trustee | 16 March 2023 |
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Bishop ROBERT SPRINGETT | Trustee | 17 November 2022 |
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BARBARA MARY EASTON | Trustee | 17 November 2022 |
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Canon David Anthony Hermitt | Trustee | 17 November 2022 |
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Rev Claire Maxim | Trustee | 18 October 2018 |
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Mavis Oloria Jones | Trustee | 17 November 2017 |
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Rev Kenneth Howcroft | Trustee | 18 June 2015 |
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Dr Rachel Margaret Elizabeth Jepson | Trustee | 13 December 2012 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £2.35m | £2.05m | £2.23m | £2.10m | £2.21m | |
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Total expenditure | £2.29m | £2.15m | £2.46m | £2.44m | £2.57m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £48.26k | £44.92k | £30.29k | £25.07k | £18.75k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £48.27k | £122.95k | £155.39k | £255.97k | £311.85k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £3.68k | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £2.13m | £1.81m | £1.95m | £1.71m | £1.75m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £82.39k | £83.11k | £86.56k | £82.29k | £88.70k | |
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Income - Other | £86.08k | £34.35k | £30.29k | £56.77k | £54.25k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.29m | £2.15m | £2.46m | £2.44m | £2.57m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £23.63k | £21.66k | £24.14k | £30.45k | £29.53k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.23m | £2.11m | £2.01m | £1.77m | £1.56m | |
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Long-term investments | £2.55m | £2.98m | £2.91m | £2.56m | £2.50m | |
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Other assets | £634.93k | £580.19k | £442.25k | £573.25k | £701.54k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £190.87k | £131.10k | £147.01k | £138.18k | £184.14k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 13 March 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 13 March 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 30 April 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 30 April 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 30 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 23 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 24 February 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 24 February 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 19 April 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 19 April 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/07/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/06/2011 as amended on 17 Nov 2022
Charitable objects
3.1 THE PROVISION OF PART TIME AND FULL TIME TRAINING FOR ORDINATION WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CHURCHES FOR MEMBERS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; 3.2 THE PROVISION OF SUCH FORMS OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; 3.3 THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN THEOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS.
Linked charities
- 04 April 2008 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
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The Queens Foundation
Somerset Road
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2QH
- Phone:
- 01214541527
- Email:
- enquiries@queens.ac.uk
- Website:
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