Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5

All female board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

CHURCH EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)

The Association aims to continue its outreach and ministry through the Sisters who live at the properties that it owns, and those locations where it operates and through out the world.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £14,724,393 available, equivalent to 206 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/10/23		£1,567	£857	£710	£0	£14,724	£14,724	206.3	5	50
31/10/22		£595	£785	£-190	£0	£14,002	£14,002	214.1	4	50
31/10/21		£593	£838	£-245	£0	£15,122	£15,114	216.4	4	50
31/10/20		£1,322	£731	£592	£0	£14,080	£14,074	231.1	4	50
31/10/19		£1,934	£804	£1,129	£0	£14,182	£14,179	211.6	4	50
31/10/18		£504	£727	£-223	£0	£12,861	£12,851	212.1	4	0
31/10/17		£397	£508	£-111	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/16	*	£9,504	£892	£8,612	£0	£13,240	£13,240	178.1	15	0
31/10/15	*	£509	£924	£-414	£174	£4,331	£3,642	47.3	10	0
31/10/14		£410	£753	£-343	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/13	*	£468	£638	£-171	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/12		£534	£634	£-100	£19	£4,165	£4,163	78.8	7	0
31/10/11		£1,559	£421	£1,138	£14	£4,040	£4,038	115.2	8	0
31/10/10		£323	£404	£-82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/09		£321	£373	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/08		£309	£363	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/07		£296	£341	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/06		£276	£330	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/05		£313	£310	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/04		£237	£331	£-94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 206.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 63 years
(134 years as a company)

www.sistersofthechurch.org

info@sistersofthechurch.org

03301200630

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Gender Split

SR HILDA MARY BAUMBERG CSC

SR TERESA MARY WRIGHT CSC Appointed: 2016

SISTER AILEEN TAYLOR (Chair)

SISTER ELIZABETH CLARE BROGDEN CSC Appointed: 2023

SISTER SUSAN JANE HIRD CSC, Occupation: Religious Sister

SR CATHERINE MARGARET HEYBOURN CSC

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1961, number: 200240
Registered at Companies House on 22/09/1890, number: 00032430

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 19 days late, AR15: 23 days late, AR13: 19 days late,

Main office

St. Michaels Convent
Vicarage Way
GERRARDS CROSS
SL9 8AT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITA) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMUNITY OF THE SISTERS OF THE CHURCH (THE COMMUNITY) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND TO SUPPORT, HOUSE AND MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY TO ALLOW IT TO FULFIL THIS PURPOSEB) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING ESTABLISHING MAINTAINING OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTING SCHOOLS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTSC) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLDD) TO PROVIDE HOUSING, HOMES, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THE POOR AND NEEDY THROUGHOUT THE WORLDE) TO MAKE GRANTS, PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD NOT INCONSISTENT WITH OBJECTS (A)-(D) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME PROVIDED SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES ARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CHARITIES ACTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL