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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MOVEMENT

Registered charity 1086990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CEM, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION, RE TODAY · filing overdue (register status)

Christian Education publishes Bible Reading Notes and other Christian books for distribution all over the World. RE Today is a trading name of Christian Education and provides resources, training and consultancy on all aspects of Religious Education for teachers of Religious Education to pupils aged 5-18.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £398,545 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves of £187,854. Per the trustees' report, free reserves have dropped below the stated policy target of three to six months of planned expenditure, though the charity expects to return to a positive balance by August 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension contribution) in the banding of £60,000 to £70,000 (2023: One).” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension contribution) in the banding of £60,000 to £70,000 (2023: One).” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-188k; policy: three- and six-months planned expenditure)
“Because of this the free reserves as at 31 st August 2024 have dropped below the target and were negative as at the balance sheet date.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NATRE Spirited Arts (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£1.5m£2.0m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.9m
31/08/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MOVEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £398,545 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves of £187,854. Per the trustees' report, free reserves have dropped below the stated policy target of three to six months of planned expenditure, though the charity expects to return to a positive balance by August 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MOVEMENT earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MOVEMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MOVEMENT as a grant recipient include THE JERUSALEM TRUST, CULHAM ST GABRIEL'S TRUST, ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST, ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUST, ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2023£170kChristian Education
CULHAM ST GABRIEL'S TRUSTFY2023£120kAdvocating of an education in religion and worldviews at party conferences / National RE Hub
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2024£50kChristian Education
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2025£15kNorth East RE Hub
ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUSTFY2024£8kWest Midlands Regional RE Hub
ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUSTFY2025£8kWest Midlands Regional RE Hub
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST)FY2021£8kTo develop Understanding Christianity resource and training as an online self-directed learning course
KESWICK HALL CHARITYFY2024£5kCorporate grant

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 PALOMA FOUNDATION1£300k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST1£57k
THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION1£52k
THE CROSS TRUST1£50k
The PCC of the Ecclesiastical parish of Peasedown St John and Foxcote with Shoscombe1£30k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST1£13k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with READING EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MOVEMENT£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
READING EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2024£4.5m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD CHAPEL OF GLORY INTERNATIONAL FY2024£114k—0above—no doubt
BIBLES FOR CHILDREN FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt

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