GLOUCESTERSHIRE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION TRUST

Charity number: 1187445
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trust will achieve its charitable purposes by providing a course in training for spiritual directors, providing a confidential access service for those seeking spiritual direction, organising meetings and opportunities for CPD for practising spiritual directors and ensuring supervision is available and that spiritual directors hold themselves to the highest ethical standards.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £14,153
Total expenditure: £13,055

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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
Lynda Fisher Chair 05 September 2023
None on record
Rev Kate Stacey Trustee 22 March 2025
None on record
Rev David Vonberg Trustee 27 April 2024
None on record
Rosie Halford Trustee 05 September 2023
None on record
Mary Smith Trustee 20 January 2020
None on record
Rev Ann Veronica Marsham Morris Trustee 20 January 2020
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 £0 £10.79k £13.80k £14.93k £14.15k
Total expenditure £0 £0 £12.29k £11.50k £13.06k
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 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 02 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 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 27 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ‘SPIRITUAL DIRECTION’ (SPIRITUAL ACCOMPANIMENT) AS ARISES FROM THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION. TO TEACH, PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THIS ANCIENT CHRISTIAN PRACTICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF ALL DENOMINATIONS AND NONE, IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN PARTICULAR TO FACILITATE A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR THOSE DRAWN TO THIS MINISTRY. 2.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRACTICE OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IS DEFINED AS A WAY OF ADVANCING CHRISTIANITY, IN THAT IT IS A CONVERSATION HELD BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE (OR IN A GROUP) IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRESENCE OF A THIRD (THE 'HOLY SPIRIT') WHICH SEEKS TO EXPLORE THE QUESTIONS 'WHO IS GOD FOR ME?' AND 'WHERE IS GOD IN ALL THIS LIFE? THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION TRUST WILL ACHIEVE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A.PROVIDING A COURSE IN TRAINING AND FORMATION FOR THOSE SEEKING TO PROVIDE THIS MINISTRY B.PROVIDING A TRUSTED AND CONFIDENTIAL ‘ACCESS SERVICE’ IN WHICH THOSE SEEKING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION MAY BE OFFERED NAMES OF POTENTIAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS C.ORGANISING INFORMAL MEETINGS AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE PRACTICE OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION D ENSURING SUPERVISION IS AVAILABLE TO SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS AND ENCOURAGING THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS WORK TO HOLD THEMSELVES TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS

Contact information

Address:
6 Wellington Terrace
Ruddle
NEWNHAM
Gloucestershire
GL14 1DT
Phone:
01594516287
Email:
siobhanimasmith@gmail.com
Website:

No information available