FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL TRUST

Charity number: 271151
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The activities of the Charity are to act as a Central Board of Trustees for the Free Church of England, to hold as loans funds deposited for investment and to lend money and make grants to further the objects and work of the Free Church of England.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £85,886
Total expenditure: £240,895

People

12 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
00366710 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rt Rev Matthew Paul Firth MA BTh Trustee 01 June 2023
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONVOCATION CHARITY
Received: On time
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NORTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD
Received: On time
Tamileniyal Joy Christy Sahadevan Trustee 15 May 2022
None on record
Rev Jabson Watson Trustee 10 May 2022
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD
Received: On time
CHRIST CHURCH FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, BROADSTAIRS
Received: On time
Rev Anthony Kieran Roberts Trustee 10 May 2022
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, TOTTINGTON
Received: On time
Natalie Emma Stenstrom Trustee 08 October 2019
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, TOTTINGTON
Received: On time
Rev Mark Spiers Trustee 08 October 2019
None on record
RIGHT REVD PAUL NIGEL HUNT BSC, MSC Trustee 09 October 2018
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONVOCATION CHARITY
Received: On time
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, BENTLEY
Received: On time
ST JUDE'S CHURCH, WALSALL
Received: On time
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD
Received: On time
Rev Robert Wilson Trustee 09 October 2018
None on record
RIGHT REVEREND DOCTOR JOHN FENWICK BAMThPhDDD Trustee 27 September 2016
None on record
WILLIAM ALBERT CLEMENTS Trustee 17 October 2011
ST JUDE'S CHURCH, WALSALL
Received: On time
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD
Received: On time
COLIN CHRISTOPHER MILLS Trustee
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD
Received: On time
CHRIST CHURCH WILLESBOROUGH
Received: On time
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONVOCATION CHARITY
Received: On time
LESLEY ANN SECKER Trustee
FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTHERN DIOCESAN SYNOD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £139.35k £77.46k £57.47k £258.96k £85.89k
Total expenditure £207.90k £139.11k £151.82k £220.00k £240.90k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £22.85k £17.76k 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 December 2024 13 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 13 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 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 23RD APRIL 1941 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 FEB 1990

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BE THE CENTRAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OTHERWISE CALLED THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CHURCH) ENROLLED IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1927 AND TO PROMOTE AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS AND WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 271151-1 THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND STIPEND SCHEME
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 8TH APRIL 1991 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05 OCT 2021 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17 JAN 2022
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL TRUST WITHIN THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN SUCH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE: A) BY THE PROVISION OF STIPENDS FOR BISHOPS CLERGY, STIPENDIARY READERS AND OTHER LICENSED INDIVIDUALS OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; B) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING WITH THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR BISHOPS CLERGY, STIPENDIARY READERS AND OTHER LICENSED INDIVIDUALS OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; AND C) BY PROVIDING AND APPLYING FUNDS AND MAKING GRANTS OR DONATIONS TO ENABLE BISHOPS CLERGY, STIPENDIARY READERS AND OTHER LICENSED INDIVIDUALS OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO TAKE SHORT SABBATICAL LEAVE AND TO FINANCE THE MINISTRY OF THEIR LOCAL CHURCHES DURING SUCH SABBATICAL LEAVE, AND GENERALLY TO FINANCE MINISTRY IN THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ANY PERIOD DURING WHICH NO MINISTER IS AVAILABLE TO SERVE IN THE LOCAL CHURCH.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 24 April 1991 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
St. Andrews Community Church
Churchill Road
Bentley
WALSALL
WS2 0AA
Phone:
01902 604044
Email:
bishoppaul@btinternet.com
Website:

No information available