GLENCROFT CHURCH (GLEN PARVA) TRUST

Registered charity 1096627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious services and christian based faith activities & events for all ages of the local community and supporting similar activities further afield.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£172k
Latest spending
£159k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £501,772, with unrestricted funds standing at £420,429. The charity reported a net income of £13,472 for the year, derived from total income of £172,339 against expenditure of £158,867. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £36,051 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“During the year one of the trustees, Mr S Chandler received remuneration amounting to £36,051 (2023: £33,850) for carrying out general charitable activities.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr S Chandler received remuneration of £36,051 for carrying out general charitable activities. Five trustees' immediate family and three trustees were reimbursed for expenses amounting to £52,816.
“During the year one of the trustees, Mr S Chandler received remuneration amounting to £36,051 (2023: £33,850) for carrying out general charitable activities. During the year five of trustees immediate family and three trustees were reimbursed for general expenses incurred by the Charity and providing a service amounting to £52,816 (2023: £37,435).” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from The Shaftesbury Christian Trust, a related party via trustee Mr J Duffin.
“During the year the charity received donations of £10,000 (2023: £50,218) from The Shaftesbury Christian Trust. The trustee of the charity Mr J Duffin is also a trustee in The Shaftesbury Christian Trust.” — page 13
“During the year the charity received donations of £20,000 (2023: £nil) from Glencroft Properties Trust. All the trustees of the charity are also trustees in Glencroft Properties Trust.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Glencroft Properties Trust, a related party as all trustees are also trustees there.
“During the year the charity received donations of £10,000 (2023: £50,218) from The Shaftesbury Christian Trust. The trustee of the charity Mr J Duffin is also a trustee in The Shaftesbury Christian Trust.” — page 13
“During the year the charity received donations of £20,000 (2023: £nil) from Glencroft Properties Trust. All the trustees of the charity are also trustees in Glencroft Properties Trust.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to Barton Church, a related party via trustees Mr J Duffin and Mr J Shepherd.
“During the year the charity received donations of £10,000 (2023: £50,218) from The Shaftesbury Christian Trust. The trustee of the charity Mr J Duffin is also a trustee in The Shaftesbury Christian Trust.” — page 13
“During the year the charity received donations of £20,000 (2023: £nil) from Glencroft Properties Trust. All the trustees of the charity are also trustees in Glencroft Properties Trust.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£172k£159k
31/12/2023£182k£137k
31/12/2022£101k£117k
31/12/2021£103k£111k
31/12/2020£107k£79k

Common questions

Is GLENCROFT CHURCH (GLEN PARVA) TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £501,772, with unrestricted funds standing at £420,429. The charity reported a net income of £13,472 for the year, derived from total income of £172,339 against expenditure of £158,867. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of GLENCROFT CHURCH (GLEN PARVA) TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £36,051 band.