ROOTS FOR CHURCHES LIMITED

Registered charity 1097466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian religion and the promotion of Christian education by the the publication of ecumenical magazines based on the Revised Common Lectionary, providing a wealth of material to support the week by week worship and learning of the whole Church community and the development and maintenance of a web site to complement the contents of the magazines

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES FOR WORSHIP AND LEARNING

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BRITAIN AND IRELAND

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £63,788 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £141,608. This figure is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £165,000, which is required to sustain cash needs and allow for an orderly wind-down if necessary. Despite the deficit, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Jerusalem Trust — “We would also like to thank The Jerusalem Trust, The Beatrice Laing Trust and The Allchurches Trust for their initial financial support.” (source page)
• The Beatrice Laing Trust — “We would also like to thank The Jerusalem Trust, The Beatrice Laing Trust and The Allchurches Trust for their initial financial support.” (source page)
• The Allchurches Trust — “We would also like to thank The Jerusalem Trust, The Beatrice Laing Trust and The Allchurches Trust for their initial financial support.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Peter Hamill
• Dr THOMAS ALLAIN CHAPMAN
• Jenny Mills
• Jo Hibbard
• Rev DAFYDD ALED DAVIES
• Richard Reddie
• Zoe Victoria Keens · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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