GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONFESSING ANGLICANS

Registered charity 1144227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q3086712 · Wikipedia

The charity's objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of the Orthodox Anglican Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the tenets of orthodoxy set out in the Jerusalem Declaration declared on 29 June 2008 at the Global Anglican Future Conference and which is set out in the Schedule to the Articles.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX ANGLICAN CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF ORTHODOXY SET OUT IN THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION DECLARED ON 29 JUNE 2008 AT THE GLOBAL ANGLICAN FUTURE CONFERENCE AND WHICH IS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THESE ARTICLES

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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Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£337k
Latest spending
£421k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £209,116, which the Trustees note is above the required level of approximately £550,000 needed to cover conference costs and closure obligations. The charity reported a net decrease in funds for the year, largely due to a significant drop in gift income following a large endowment donation in the previous year, though the endowment fund itself grew significantly through investment gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from individuals (59% of income)
“Donations from individuals 134,344 55,275 81,313 270,932”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 10.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs 13,893 33,845 47,738 49,225” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“As at 30 September 2025 the Charity had free reserves — unrestricted reserves less fixed assets and fixed asset investments - of £209,116 (2024: £652,218). The Trustees note that the reserves are above the required level”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£908k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Canada · Chile · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Dubai · Ghana · Ireland · Israel · Kenya · Mozambique · New Zealand

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£337k£421k
30/09/2024£141k£404k
30/09/2023£2.2m£1.5m
30/09/2022£271k£231k
30/09/2021£389k£363k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONFESSING ANGLICANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £209,116, which the Trustees note is above the required level of approximately £550,000 needed to cover conference costs and closure obligations. The charity reported a net decrease in funds for the year, largely due to a significant drop in gift income following a large endowment donation in the previous year, though the endowment fund itself grew significantly through investment gains. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

Who funds GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONFESSING ANGLICANS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONFESSING ANGLICANS as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREEN.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREENFY2022£750Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREENFY2023£250Grants for UK and overseas mission

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Anglican Church of Europe - Diocese of Europe.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONFESSING ANGLICANS£337k—0below10.4%no doubt
Anglican Church of Europe - Diocese of Europe FY2026£112k—0unclear—no doubt
GRACE FELLOWSHIP MANCHESTER FY2025£120k£50,0000below—no doubt
THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND FY2025£526k—0unclear—no doubt

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