THE CHURCH LADS' AND CHURCH GIRLS' BRIGADE

Registered charity 276821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£250k
Latest spending
£250k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £453,852, which the trustees note has made external grant funding impossible to source. The organization reports strong rental income from National Headquarters tenants and no major emergencies, resulting in a net asset position of £495,238, though it acknowledges challenges in recruiting adult volunteers and maintaining unit numbers.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustees have links with partner organizations, but no material transactions were identified.
As far as it has been possible to ascertain, there have been no material transactions with directors and Trustees during the year.
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Church Lads' & Church Girls' Brigade (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£250k£250k
31/08/2024£121k£151k
31/08/2023£115k£117k
31/08/2022£188k£239k
31/08/2021£127k£137k

Common questions

Is THE CHURCH LADS' AND CHURCH GIRLS' BRIGADE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £453,852, which the trustees note has made external grant funding impossible to source. The organization reports strong rental income from National Headquarters tenants and no major emergencies, resulting in a net asset position of £495,238, though it acknowledges challenges in recruiting adult volunteers and maintaining unit numbers. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/06/2016£10k"High Wood 2016"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/08/2014£10k"Commemorating the Contribution of Irish Church Lads to the Great War"

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES1£3k

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