CRESS

Charity number: 1141343
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Christian Relief Education Skills and Sustainability (CRESS) is based in Wiltshire, UK and has a partner organisation based in Arua, Uganda. It supports South Sudanese and Ugandan people, by providing educational bursaries for all ages; operating a primary healthcare clinic; education in agriculture skills using trained leaders, psychological trauma support and vocational training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £396,587
Total expenditure: £348,160

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire
  • South Sudan
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 April 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • CRESS (Working name)
  • CHALKE VALLEY AFRICA FUND (Previous name)
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
  • 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 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
RICHARD JEREMY DAVID METCALFE OBE Chair 01 June 2021
THE RADNOR HALL
Received: On time
Anthony Belchambers Trustee 28 September 2023
None on record
CAROLINE LAMB MA OXON Trustee 19 March 2020
None on record
John Kenneth Elliott Broadley Trustee 05 December 2018
None on record
Jane Guy Trustee 31 March 2017
POOR'S ALLOTMENT
Received: On time
Dr JONATHaN OLIVER CULLIS Trustee 12 April 2011
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 £260.99k £223.16k £314.39k £318.28k £396.59k
Total expenditure £228.71k £239.91k £292.86k £293.76k £348.16k
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 02 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 02 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 March 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 12/04/2011 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23/01/2013 as amended on 11 Nov 2019 as amended on 28 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

3.1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, DISTRESS AND ILL-HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY AND CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES IN SUCH WAYS AND SUCH PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: (a) improving educational opportunities and standards through sponsorship (b) improving primary health, trauma and maternal care through training and sponsorship, including the provision of a primary health care clinic; (c) providing training and support for but not limited to agriculture; (d) promoting community finance through the establishment of Savings Groups and the provision of loans, education and advice; (e) equipping, training and supporting local clergy and lay church members

Contact information

Address:
KNIGHTON MANOR FARM
KNIGHTON ROAD
BROAD CHALKE
SALISBURY
SP5 5EB
Phone:
01722780789
Email:
contact@cressuk.org
Website:

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