THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
Arranging regional meetings and conferences for Heads, Governors, Chaplains and Teachers in different parts of the country. Providing leadership training for school prefects. Publishing a 20-page print newsletter two times a year which is mailed out to members. There is a brief monthly e-newsletter. Closed WhatsApp groups for Heads, for Chaplains and for Governors. Weekly prayer meetings.
Objects
(A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EVANGELIC CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION GENERALLY (B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION GENERALLY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash of £5,297 against a reserves policy target of approximately £20,000, noting that the charity relied on the sale of investments to fund its annual deficit. The trustees are confident that investment assets can be realized to meet the reserves policy, but the cash balance alone is below the stated minimum level.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees believe that the minimum level of reserves that are freely available from cash and investments for its general purposes should be the equivalent of six months’ operating costs (equivalent to approximately £20,000), reviewed annually.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Rev Alex Aldouschair
- Anna Josephine Graham
- Elizabeth Grace Nesbitt
- FRANKIE KNIGHT
- JOHN RICHARD MOWBRAY
- Joanna Wright
- Peter Middleton
- Raymond Vincent Maher
- Rev Alice Monaghan
- Rev Andrew Hutchinson
- Rev Jim Houghton
- Susan Clark
- Victor Selvaraj
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £59k | £58k |
| 31/08/2024 | £51k | £49k |
| 31/08/2023 | £46k | £56k |
| 31/08/2022 | £39k | £42k |
| 31/08/2021 | £31k | £32k |
Common questions
Is THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash of £5,297 against a reserves policy target of approximately £20,000, noting that the charity relied on the sale of investments to fund its annual deficit. The trustees are confident that investment assets can be realized to meet the reserves policy, but the cash balance alone is below the stated minimum level. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- CATHOLIC INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
- CHARIS COMMUNICATIONS
- THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
- CHRISTIANS FOR IMPACT
- THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
- THE AFRICAN, INDIAN AND SLAVLANDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CATHOLIC INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CONFERENCE | £149k | £70,000 - £79,999 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| CHARIS COMMUNICATIONS | £125k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION | £1.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHRISTIANS FOR IMPACT | £95k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE | £3.8m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |