Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    CHURCHES' LEGISLATION ADVISORY SERVICE (CLAS)

    Advancing the charitable work of the churches by furthering their common interest in secular matters relating to their work other than educational work. Acting as a liaison body between the churches and Government.
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    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
    31/12/23£79£85£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/22£85£84£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/21£87£83£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/20£85£86£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/19*£89£76£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/18£87£85£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£87£78£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/16£84£78£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£85£75£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/14£33£75£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£134£76£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£76£74£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£81£76£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10£79£69£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/09£104£99£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08£74£64£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/07£58£59£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06£46£45£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£44£45£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£46£43£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 56 years

    www.clas.org.uk

    info@clas.org.uk

    02072221265

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Other education support
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • JOANNE MARY ANDERTON BA HONS Appointed: 2024
    • MARY MACLEOD Appointed: 2019
    • MEMUNA LEVAN-HARRIS Appointed: 2019
    • RICHARD CHAPMAN Appointed: 2013
    • REV PAUL ROCHESTER Appointed: 2016
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1968, number: 256303
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR19: 12 days late,
    Main office

    SECRETARY OF CLAS
    CHURCH HOUSE
    GREAT SMITH STREET
    LONDON
    SW1P 3AZ

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF ITS MEMBERS BY PROMOTING THEIR COMMON INTERESTS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF THEIR WORK.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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