ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES

Registered charity 1132125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORKPLACE MATTERS, WORKPLACE MINISTRY (EPI)

Workplace Matters provides chaplaincy services. It seeks to improve peoples wellbeing and life chances, whether in the workplace or in the lives of those we work with through the airport community

Objects

The Charity's objects are: Through the Chaplaincy at London Luton Airport:4.1 To advance the Christian religion for the public benefit in particular, but not exclusively:4.1. 1 By facilitating appropriate worship and pastoral care for those of all faiths and none and lending emotional, spiritual and practical support to those in need.4.1.2 By promoting and raising awareness and understanding of ethical and spiritual issues affecting working practices and the workplace in partnership with those of other cultures and faiths.4.2 To relieve financial hardship either generally or individually of people from anywhere in the world by making grants of money for providing such persons with urgent goods or services or facilities which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.4.3 To promote any other charitable purposes that the trustees from time to time determine.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£83k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £2,235 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £93,822. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to continue for a period of 12 months from the date of approval and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: London Luton Airport grants (46% of income)
“London Luton Airport grants 38,347” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months of the Chaplaincy expenditure (held: £94k)
“The trustees believe a level of free reserves equal to 12 months of the Chaplaincy expenditure to ensure a smooth execution of the trust and its work in the event of a serious reduction in income. At current levels of expenditure, this amounts to £33,000.” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Des Scott received £4,284 for consultancy services.
“No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the period. ( 2025 -£nil) other than Des Scott who received £4284 (2025 : £710)” — page 22
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£83k£81k
31/03/2025£95k£80k
31/03/2024£83k£59k
31/03/2023£167k£126k
31/03/2022£197k£174k

Common questions

Is ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £2,235 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £93,822. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to continue for a period of 12 months from the date of approval and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES as a grant recipient include THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT PETER FARNBOROUGH, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2015£10kDigital Communications Strategy Project