The Foundations Trust

Charity number: 1076750
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundations Trust provides support and oversight for a range of connected projects based from the twelfth-century Round Church in the centre of Cambridge, exploring the relationship between Christianity and culture. These include Christian Heritage which runs the Round Church Visitor Centre and the Cambridge Christian Study Centre through which the charity also supports university ministry.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £294,992
Total expenditure: £252,383

People

7 Trustee(s)

19 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 July 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CAMBRIDGE SUMMER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Previous name)
  • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE (Previous name)
Company number:
03688829 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Anthony Richard Simon Watkins Trustee 11 November 2025
None on record
Yu-Lin Claire Thompson Trustee 10 November 2025
None on record
Bradley Green Dr Trustee 19 June 2025
None on record
Professor John Carson Lennox Trustee 17 December 2021
None on record
ALEXANDER LINDSAY MCILHINNEY Trustee 17 December 2021
EOTHEN HOMES LIMITED
Received: On time
Lindsay Brown Trustee 17 December 2021
WALES LEADERSHIP FORUM
Received: On time
ELAM MINISTRIES
Received: On time
The Verwer/Hession Trust
Received: On time
Rev RANALD MACAULAY MA CANTAB BD HONS Trustee
None on record

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 £149.87k £173.22k £263.17k £258.36k £294.99k
Total expenditure £172.08k £162.61k £200.81k £280.54k £252.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £52.61k £30.40k 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 30 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 30 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time
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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 INCORPORATED 24/12/1998 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/11/2012 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/01/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/07/2014 as amended on 29 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND PROMOTE CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BIBLE.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Contact information

Address:
The Foundations Trust
The Round Church
Bridge Street
Cambridge
CB2 1UB
Phone:
01223 311602
Email:
admin@christianheritage.org.uk
Website:

www.christianheritage.org.uk Open in new window