THE KESWICK CONVENTION TRUST

Registered charity 1083584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KESWICK MINISTRIES

The charity holds an annual Bible Teaching Convention in Keswick, Cumbria and encourages similar events worldwide. The objective is to promote the practice of Holy living based on Biblical teaching.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £57,052 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 33% increase in unrestricted income. The trustees report that general reserves of £495,282 are considered adequate against a stated policy target of £400,000 to £600,000. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £3.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~46.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARTIN SALTERchair
• Anna Putt
• Clare Heath-Whyte
• Gareth Emlyn Loh · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gemma Adam
• Jodi Whitehouse · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Edward Philip Taylor
• MATTHEW JAMES BYATT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Maura Margaret Baldwin
• Rev ANGUS MURDO MACLEAY · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Andrew David Acheson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Hale
• Stephen Henry Adam · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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.

• Rev ANGUS MURDO MACLEAY — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS

Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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