THE FORDHAM TRUST

Charity number: 1124924
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancing the Christian Faith; teaching the Scriptures in Fordham and the Colchester area:recruitment education training and sending of gospel ministers there, in the UK and abroad to establish and renew Christian Churches and ministries: the support of Christians who are persecuted: or who are engaged full-time in missionary work: and the relief of need hardship and distress without limitation

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £30,550
Total expenditure: £20,288

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(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:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06367378 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
  • Investment
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HELEN MAIN Trustee 27 October 2024
None on record
Dr Philip Stewart Trustee 19 March 2017
None on record
Nicholas Brett Trustee 08 March 2015
None on record
Gregory Allan Brisk Trustee 08 March 2015
None on record
DAVID MICHAEL DURLACHER Trustee
THE GUILD CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST BOTOLPH-WITHOUT-ALDERSGATE
Received: On time
Rev MICHAEL ROBERT JOHN NEVILLE Trustee
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND
Received: On time
THE LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
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 £31.38k £29.50k £28.50k £30.04k £30.55k
Total expenditure £45.26k £30.27k £31.27k £10.28k £20.29k
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 December 2024 15 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 01 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 01 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 17 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 12 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 12 August 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 11 SEPTEMBER 2007

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING: 1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM BY THE FAITHFUL TEACHING OF THE SCRIPTURES IN HE VILLAGE OF FORDHAM AND THE COLCHESTER AREA AND BY THE RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SENDING OF GOSPEL MINISTERS AND OTHERS IN THE SAME AREA AND AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD TO ESTABLISH AND RENEW CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES RELATED THERETO: AND INCLUDING THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE PERSECUTED BY REASON OF FAITH PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH SUPPORT SHALL BE NON-POLITICAL IN NATURE AND INCLUDING THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE ENGAGED FULL-TIME IN THE MISSIONARY WORK OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL AND IN BRINING OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS TEACHING. 2 THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AMONG ANY PERSONS WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

Area of benefit

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

FORDHAM AND THE COLCHESTER AREA

Contact information

Address:
51C Madingley Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 0EL
Phone:
02034818180
Email:
No information available
Website:

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