THE NIKAEAN ECUMENICAL TRUST
The main activity is to award grants to members of overseas Christian churches to help them to study in the UK in an Anglican setting with strong ecumenical links, in order to foster friendly and constructive links between the Church of England and other Christian Churches and nations.
Objects
(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, GRANTS AND ANY MANNER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUBSIDY OR SUBVENTION THROUGH WHICH CLERGY AND LAITY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OVERSEAS (IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE AFORESAID, CLERGY AND LAITY OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES) MAY FURTHER THEOLOGICAL PASTORAL OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (11)THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY THEOLOGY AND CULTURE OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
Policies the charity declares
- 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
Trustees
- The Rt Revd Christopher Thomas James Chessunchair
- Rev Jonathan Collis
- Rev Kirsty Louise Borthwick
- Rev Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar Canon Dr
- Revd Canon Professor Mark David Chapman
- Xenia Dennen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £19k | £25k |
| 31/12/2024 | £20k | £12k |
| 31/12/2023 | £20k | £14k |
| 31/12/2022 | £19k | £53 |
| 31/12/2021 | £15k | £6k |