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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE WOODWARD TRUST

Provision of grants to Retired Ministers in the North Western Synod and the Mersey Synod of the United Reformed Church and the Congregational Churches within those boundaries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£11£0£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£10£16£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£10£16£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£11£16£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£11£16£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£12£14£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£11£14£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£83£81£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£15£8£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

financeofficer@nwsynod.org.uk

01617691122

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JILLIAN MARY EDISBURY Appointed: 2013
  • KEN SUMMERS Appointed: 2016
  • NEIL MACKENZIE Appointed: 2013
  • REV JACQUELINE GAYLOR EMBREY Appointed: 2020
  • REV MICHELE SUSAN JARMANY (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • REV ROBERT ARTHUR CANHAM Appointed: 2015
  • STUART MURRAY Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/1993, number: 1019820
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

North Western Synod Of The URC
Unit 20 Sandpiper Quay
Waters Edge Business Park
Modwen Road
SALFORD
M5 3EZ

Objectives

TO ENABLE THE TRUSTEES TO OFFER TO ANY MINISTER OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH OR ANY NON-UNITING CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WHO AT THE TIME OF SUCH OFFER IS OR HAS BEEN A MINISTER OF ANY SUCH CHURCH WITHIN THE NORTH WESTERN SYNOD OR THE MERSEY SYNOD OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH OR ANY NON-UNITING CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS IS COVERED BY THE TWO SYNODS WHO HAS BEEN A MINISTER OF ANY SUCH CHURCH FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SUCH OFFER IN ANY SUCH CHURCH OR CHURCHES (REFERRED IN THE RULES AS A 'QUALIFYING MINISTER') GRANTS TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS INCLUDING AN ANNUAL GRANT FOLLOWING HIS/HER RETIREMENT AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDOW AND CHILDREN OF SUCH MINISTERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE NORTH WESTERN AND MERSEY SYNOD OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH OR ANY NON-UNITING CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY THE 2 SYNODS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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