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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

OPEN SYNOD GROUP

The Open Synod Group is a group of present and former members of The General Synod of the Church of England that promotes unity amongst all Christians. It meets when the General Synod meets affirms its hope in the future, living out our faith in a positive spirit which is both liberal and critical.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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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£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15?*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£2£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07?*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£4£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

www.opensynodgroup.org.uk

johnpmason@gmail.com

01829733971

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-69
  • CANON SIMON JOHN TALBOTT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • JOHN PHILIP MASON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JULIE PATRICIA DZIEGIEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • MATTHEW FRANK EDWARDS Appointed: 2023
  • NIGEL BACON (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Engineering Manager
  • PENNY ALLEN Appointed: 2015
  • REV ELEANOR ELIZABETH MARY ROBERTSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/08/1987, number: 297315
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 54 days late, AR18: 130 days late, AR15: 92 days late, AR13: 56 days late, AR11: 163 days late, AR07: 41 days late,
Main office

Willington Mill
Weetwood
Tarporley
Tarporley
Cheshire
CW6 0NQ

Objectives

PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANGLICAN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE GROWTH OF UNITY BETWEEN ALL THE CHURCHES AND ON THE RENEWAL OF THE LIFE AND ORGANISATION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AND STRENGTHEN THE MISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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