UNITED SOCIETY FOR CHRISTIAN LITERATURE

Charity number: 226512
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The United Society for Christian Literature (USCL) is an incorporated charity limited by guarantee. The Society is interdenominational in organisation and spirit and exists to provide Christian teaching to Christians and others around the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £88,794
Total expenditure: £386,122

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 January 1966: Standard registration
  • 20 October 1999: Removed (Funds spent up (s.75))
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • U S C L (Working name)
Company number:
00064568 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Kerry Chair 03 February 2021
LAUNDE ABBEY TRUST
Received: On time
LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: 109 days late
Eva Maria Josephine Karlsson Trustee 01 July 2020
None on record
PAUL LANGRIDGE Trustee 17 November 2016
None on record
Philip Alexander Simpson Trustee 19 November 2015
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOKING CHRIST CHURCH
Received: On time
DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND
Received: On time
WOKING PEOPLE OF FAITH
Received: On time
MAHABBA NETWORK
Received: On time
Christine Elliott Trustee 10 January 2014
WESLEY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
WESLEY HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
Garry Beech Trustee 10 January 2014
FEED THE MINDS
Received: On time
DR FRANCES SHAW Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £150.48k £112.84k £111.71k £113.61k £88.79k
Total expenditure £444.46k £404.80k £432.30k £369.13k £386.12k
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

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 30 April 2024 09 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 09 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 24 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 24 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 19 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 19 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 18 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 18 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 24 September 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 24 September 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1899 AS AMENDED ON THE 14 MAY 1935 AND THE 24 APRIL 1951 as amended on 28 Oct 1986

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE CIRCULATION OF RELIGIOUS BOOKS AND LITERATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO MAKE GRANTS OF MONEY ETC TO PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 226512-3 BRIDGWATER TRUST
Governing document
LETTER DATED 4 OCTOBER 1965
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE INCOME FOR COLPORTEURAGE WORK IN INDIA.
Area of benefit
INDIA
Registration history
  • 21 January 1966 : Standard registration
  • 20 October 1999 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
RUSSELL COOKE SOLICITORS
2 PUTNEY HILL
LONDON
SW15 6AB
Phone:
02037525800
Email:
together@feedtheminds.org
Website:

No information available