Episcopal Churches of South Sudan and Sudan University Partnership

Registered charity 1157335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ECSSSUP, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SOUTH SUDAN AND SUDAN UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP

The charity will assist the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan to establish and develop a university by:enabling further feasibility studies to be carried out; making representations on behalf of the ECSSS;offering advice on HE governance and strategy;securing grants;identifying and recruiting individuals for the university; assisting with networking.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,386 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total reserves standing at £93,687. The trustees have agreed that an unrestricted reserve balance covering a quarterly instalment of £12,000 would be desirable, and unrestricted reserves at year-end were £29,547. The charity is run entirely by volunteers with no employees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a quarterly instalment of £12,000 (held: £30k)

“The trustees have agreed it would be desirable to have an unrestricted reserve balance that covers a quarterly instalment of £12,000.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Supporting The Episcopal University of South Sudan (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£876k

Total spending

£83k

Reserves (reported)

£26k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Angela Burnett
Dr Naomi Van Rijn
Prof Ellen Frances Davis
Rev Graham Charles Buttanshaw · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Ronald Hart
WENDY ELIZABETH FRY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: South Sudan · Sudan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£110k	£107k
31/12/2024	£65k	£789k
31/12/2023	£876k	£83k
31/12/2022	£76k	£156k
31/12/2021	£54k	£167k

Common questions

Is Episcopal Churches of South Sudan and Sudan University Partnership financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,386 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total reserves standing at £93,687. The trustees have agreed that an unrestricted reserve balance covering a quarterly instalment of £12,000 would be desirable, and unrestricted reserves at year-end were £29,547. The charity is run entirely by volunteers with no employees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SOLIDARITY PROJECTS LTD	1	£69k
THE ENNISMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHURCH ASSOCIATION FOR SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN.

THE CHURCH ASSOCIATION FOR SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN income £300k
SOLIDARITY PROJECTS LTD income £79k
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION income £7.6m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SURBITON HILL WITH EMMANUEL, TOLWORTH income £442k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE income £403k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SOUTHEND ON SEA income £209k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Episcopal Churches of South Sudan and Sudan University Partnership	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH ASSOCIATION FOR SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN FY2025	£300k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOLIDARITY PROJECTS LTD FY2025	£79k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£7.6m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SURBITON HILL WITH EMMANUEL, TOLWORTH FY2024	£442k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE FY2025	£403k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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