Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

FUTURE VISION (SUDBURY)

Organise Christian school clubs and assist with religious education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/05/24£10£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/23£13£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£17£11£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£17£15£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20?£17£21£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£21£14£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£13£16£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£15£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13£20£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12?£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/11£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/10£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£13£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/08£10£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/07£9£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/06£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

nigelsmith19@hotmail.co.uk

01787370338

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-78
  • ANDREW CHARLES YARHAM DIXEY Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Hairdresser
  • FAITH EDITH MARY MARSDEN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director
  • JOHN GERALD HIGGINSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Headteacher (Retired)
  • KEVIN JAMES GAULT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • NIGEL SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2002, number: 1093926
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/07/2002, number: 04491349
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

19 Highbury Way
Great Cornard
SUDBURY
Suffolk
CO10 0HE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SUDBURY IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUFFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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