THE SOCIETY FOR ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Charity number: 257889
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The society was founded in 1691 and recieved its Royal Charter in 1794. The society contributes towards training and religious instruction for clergy and laity of Anglican dioceses in the West Indies and the Indian Ocean.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £71,249
Total expenditure: £39,066

People

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Antigua And Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Guyana
  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Saint Vincent
  • Seychelles
  • Trinidad And Tobago

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 May 1969: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • S A C F (Working name)
  • THE CHRISTIAN FAITH SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
THE EARL OF CORK AND ORRERY Chair
THE FRIENDS OF ST. LAURENCE, LURGASHALL
Received: On time
Rev Duncan Dormer Trustee 09 November 2023
None on record
Rev Charles Card-Reynolds Trustee 14 October 2015
None on record
DR Samuel Wells Trustee 22 October 2013
None on record
REV Richard Simon Buckley Trustee 22 October 2013
None on record
Rev LUCY WINKETT Trustee 19 January 2012
None on record
JULIAN TREGONING Trustee
None on record
Rev SIMON GRIGG Trustee
None on record
Rev RODERICK LEECE Trustee
None on record
Rev DAVID THOMAS PEEBLES Trustee
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE BLOOMSBURY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £58.10k £48.43k £52.07k £64.06k £71.25k
Total expenditure £52.09k £60.83k £69.13k £68.72k £39.07k
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 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 November 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.

ROYAL CHARTERS DATED 30TH OCTOBER 1794, 11TH JANUARY 1836 AND 2ND OCTOBER 1962

Charitable objects

FOR ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE BRITISH WEST-INDIA ISLANDS AND ELSWHERE WITHIN THE DIOCESES OF JAMAICA AND OF BARBADOS AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS, AND IN MAURITIUS.

Area of benefit

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

FOREIGN

Contact information

Address:
129 Station Avenue
WICKFORD
Wickford
Essex
SS11 7AY
Phone:
020 7766 1100
Email:
emma.egan@smitf.org
Website:

No information available