CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 297013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £2,418,549 for the year ended 31 December 2022, primarily due to significant unrealised losses on its investment portfolio. Despite this reduction, the charity maintains total unrestricted reserves of £15,996,188 and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~154.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• Alastair Charles Forsyth
• Helen McCormack
• REVEREND DAVID GEORGE COOTE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev David Grosch-Miller
• Rev Michael Aspinall · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev PAMELA WARD
• Rev RICHARD IAN TURNBULL · trustee of 1 other charity
• SUSAN AUSTIN · trustee of 2 other charities

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

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

Income and spending

Common questions

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