BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Charity number: 1044071
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Administrative, departmental and evangelistic support to the witness, educational and humanitarian activities of local congregations, Stanborough Primary and Secondary schools, the regional offices in the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland through evangelistic resources, policy and guideline documentation and interest focused seminars, workshops and accredited training

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£19,938,503

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Donations and legacies £15.07m
Charitable activities £3.93m
Other trading activities £35.36k
Investments £907.51k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£17,480,226

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £17.48m
Other £0

£17,422 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £17.48m
Retained for future use £2.46m

People

120 Employee(s)

29 Trustee(s)

10657 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 February 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

29 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Pastor Eglan Brando Brooks Chair 09 December 2021
WORLD WIDE ADVENT MISSIONS LIMITED
Received: On time
Steve Palmer Trustee 19 September 2024
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Received: On time
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: On time
THE STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED
Received: On time
Adam Charles Keough Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Jacques Stephen Venter Trustee 13 June 2024
THE STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED
Received: On time
Augustus Lawrence Trustee 18 January 2024
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: On time
HOPE (WATFORD)
Received: On time
Dusanka Rancic Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Pastor Nerine Barrett Trustee 09 December 2022
None on record
Dr Stephen Currow Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Pastor Graham Allcock Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Krisztian Andrasi Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Charles Dafydd Lethbridge Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Pastor Jovan Adamovic Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Pastor Pardon Shingirai Chenjerai Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Darren Johnson Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Fortune Mahlangu Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Sharon Platt-McDonald Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Pastor Michael James Botha Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Lady Sally-Ann Flemmings-Danquah Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Sam Alphanso Walters Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Dr Eleazer Paul Dorairaj Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
David Billett Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Pastor Michael Ian Walker Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Patricia Foriwaa Ababio Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
ALBERT MARK GARDINER Trustee 22 October 2021
ALL NATIONS COMMUNITY CENTRE
Received: On time
GLOUCESTER ATHLETICS TRACK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Received: On time
VOSCUR LIMITED
Received: On time
GL COMMUNITIES
Received: On time
Wederly Aguiar Trustee 22 October 2021
THE STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED
Received: On time
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: On time
Herminia Mathieu Trustee 22 October 2021
ADVENT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (NEWHAM)
Received: On time
Naomi Rosetta Ninvalle Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Pastor Kirk Thomas Trustee 14 September 2017
THE STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED
Received: On time
NEWBOLD COLLEGE
Received: On time
Elisabeth Sanguesa Trustee 30 June 2016
THE STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED
Received: On time
ADVENTIST BOOK CENTRE (SOUTH) LTD
Charity reporting is overdue by 549 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £13.24m £15.50m £20.43m £17.58m £19.94m
Total expenditure £11.46m £12.42m £16.94m £17.67m £17.48m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £9.63m £9.79m £16.89m £12.74m £15.07m
Income - Other trading activities £433.11k £0 £0 £104.21k £35.36k
Income - Charitable activities £3.03m £5.58m £3.39m £3.35m £3.93m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £128.33k £64.05k £33.23k £1.33m £907.51k
Income - Other £8.76k £66.44k £116.87k £50.28k £0
Income - Legacies £268.61k £208.84k £211.33k £83.83k £133.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £11.46m £12.42m £16.94m £17.67m £17.48m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £55.12k £68.68k £115.02k £75.24k £94.71k
Expenditure - Grants institution £911.67k £765.84k £992.38k £1.06m £2.50m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £33.86m £33.38m £34.02m £33.62m £33.52m
Long-term investments £0 £155.00k £155.00k £200.00k £200.00k
Other assets £16.33m £18.67m £16.85m £18.48m £20.77m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£6.74m -£12.14m £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £3.56m £4.74m £1.78m £1.42m £2.28m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 26 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 26 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/10/1994 AS AMENDED ON 28/07/1996 AS AMENDED ON 29/07/2001 AS AMENDED ON 26/07/2006 AS AMENDED ON 17/07/2009 AS AMENDED ON 03/07/2011 AS AMENDED ON 01 JUL 2016 as amended on 22 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROCLAIM THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TO TEACH THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AS THE SUPREME RULE OF LIFE AND TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO BECOME HIS DISCIPLES AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE WORK WHICH IS IN HARMONY WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLD-WIDE

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1044071-2 IRISH MISSION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Governing document
CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 30 OCT 1994 AS AMENDED ON 29 NOV 1998 AS AMENDED ON 24 JAN 1999 AS AMENDED ON 29 JUL 2001 AS AMENDED ON 20 SEP 2007 AS AMENDED ON 09 DEC 2010 AS AMENDED ON 15 SEP 2011 AS AMENDED ON 28 DEC 2016 AS AMENDED ON 09 DEC 2021
Charitable objects
TO PROCLAIM THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TO TEACH THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AS THE SUPREME RULE OF LIFE AND TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO BECOME HIS DISCIPLES AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE WORK WHICH IS IN HARMONY WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.
Area of benefit
NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Registration history
  • 11 February 1995 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
British Union Conference
Stanborough Park
Watford
WD25 9JZ
Phone:
01923672251
Email:
secretariat@adventist.uk
Website:

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