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BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Registered charity 1044071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC040701 (OSCR)

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.

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.

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).

Trustees

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?

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.

FunderYearAmount
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£5.5m
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£2.0m
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£694k
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2023£652k
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£436k
SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£143k
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£110k
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£66k
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2021£51k

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"

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