THE ASSOCIATION FOR CREATION SPIRITUALITY
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Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND PROMOTE OR FURTHER THE STUDY OF OR RESEARCH INTO RELIGION PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE BY FOSTERING THE CREATION-CENTERED SPIRITUAL TRADITION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £1,970 for the year, with total income of £30,679 and expenditure of £28,709. Free reserves were held at £35,770, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £10,000. The trustees note that the charity continues to benefit from a legacy donation and is in line with its projected budget.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Trustees
- Christopher Michael Newsamchair
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN HOLMES
- Emilia Beth Golbourn Peters
- Ian Robert Mowll
- Janice Every
- Piers Hugh Warren
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £31k | £29k |
| 31/03/2024 | £27k | £30k |
| 31/03/2023 | £26k | £27k |
| 31/03/2022 | £20k | £24k |
| 31/03/2021 | £10k | £15k |
Common questions
Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR CREATION SPIRITUALITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £1,970 for the year, with total income of £30,679 and expenditure of £28,709. Free reserves were held at £35,770, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £10,000. The trustees note that the charity continues to benefit from a legacy donation and is in line with its projected budget. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2011 | £5k | The Rising Water Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/10/2008 | £5k | The Universe Story Experience |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2006 | £5k | Universe Story in Schools |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DEO GLORIA TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| WESTHILL ENDOWMENT | 1 | £12k |
Charities like this
- NEW CREATION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
- CREATED: CHURCH
- THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
- NEW CREATIONS
- CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
- STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ASSOCIATION FOR CREATION SPIRITUALITY | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW CREATION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | £110k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CREATED: CHURCH | £315k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL | £49k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NEW CREATIONS | £183k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CREATIVE SOLUTIONS | £40k | — | 0 | above | 12000.0% | no doubt |