Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED)

The Society of The Faith carries out a range of charitable activities including providing meeting space and offices for other charities and church groups, holding an annual lecture, awarding grants for advanced theological study and church needlework and sponsoring books about the Christian faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/24£218£156£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£210£170£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£157£106£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£163£87£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£170£166£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£170£93£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£163£83£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£163£95£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£131£124£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£154£102£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£153£109£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£153£83£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£145£92£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£139£147£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£112£66£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£112£54£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£106£120£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£93£67£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£85£57£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£64£71£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years
(98 years as a company)
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-80
  • DR ANDREW CHANDLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Academic
  • DR ANDREW STEPHEN HOBLEY (Chair), Occupation: Assistant Ombudsman
  • DR BRIAN JOHN TAYLOR HANSON
  • DR WILLIAM MUNGO JACOB Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • MARTIN CHARLES WOODS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Self Emp. Antique Sil. Dealer
  • PETER GERALD GASTON Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Actuary
  • REV DAVID JOHN STANTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • REV DAVID LAWRENCE LAWRENCE-MARCH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • REV PETER JOHN GALLOWAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • THE REVEREND STEPHEN REID TUCKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • TIMOTHY PATRICK ABRAHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Civil Servant
  • WILLIAM EDWARD CHAPMAN CVO Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/1964, number: 232821
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/06/1926, number: 00214216
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 NUNNERY STABLES
ST. ALBANS
AL1 2AS

Objectives

TO ACT AS AN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIANS IN COMMUNION WITH THE SEE OF CANTERBURY FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN THE WORK OF CHRIST'S CHURCH AND FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE UNDERTAKINGS AS MAY BE FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDED UPON MORE ESPECIALLY FOR THE POPULARISATION OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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