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BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Registered charity 1044071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC040701 (OSCR)

Administrative, departmental and evangelistic support to the witness, educational and humanitarian activities of local congregations, Stanborough Primary and Secondary schools, the regional offices in the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland through evangelistic resources, policy and guideline documentation and interest focused seminars, workshops and accredited training

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£22.2m
Latest spending
£19.0m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £3,224,175 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £47,270,346. The trustees confirmed that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and the auditors identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Serious incident reported to Charity Commission regarding potential reputational damage as it relates to a historical safeguarding incident in one of our conferences, the South England Conference.
“There was one serious incident reported to the Charity Commission, regarding potential reputational damage as it relates to a historical safeguarding incident in one of our conferences, the South England Conference .”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £1.5m
“Pension Deficit (1,501,729)”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £8.8m
  • Creditors due to parent charity: £130,006
“In-year operating deficits were incurred in line with its objectives and were covered by in-year appropriations received from the parent company.”
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £-8k
  • Amount owed to parent undertaking: £189
STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.9m
  • Profit before tax: £-29k

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£22.2m
Total spending
£19.0m
Reserves (reported)
£47.3m
Employees
117

Reported reserves equal ~29.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£22.2m£19.0m
31/12/2023£19.9m£17.5m
31/12/2022£17.6m£17.7m
31/12/2021£20.4m£16.9m
31/12/2020£15.5m£12.4m

Common questions

Is BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £3,224,175 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £47,270,346. The trustees confirmed that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and the auditors identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS as a grant recipient include SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS, NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£5.5mObjectives in other geographical areas / Mission in other areas
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2023£3.1mGeneral Operations
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£2.7mGeneral Operations
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2023£2.6mMission in other areas
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£2.0mRetirement responsibilities / Past pension deficit
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£2.0mMission in other geographical areas
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£1.7mPast pension deficit
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£694kTithe-sharing grants made
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2023£652kMission in other areas / General Operations
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£436kChurch Ministry / General Operations
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£400kChristian education
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£143kEducation / Christian education
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£110kTithe-sharing for Pension Deficit
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£108kGeneral Operations
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£66kEducational Need
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£51kTithe-sharing grants made

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/03/2016£209k"Preston - Seventh Day Adventist Church"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST1£90k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS£22.2m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS FY2024£12.6m—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (SEVENTH DAY) FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025£11.1m—2unclear—no doubt
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS FY2024£29.1mmore than £60,0007unclear—no doubt
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE FY2024£169k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.