THE DIOCESE OF ELY RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 311448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELY THEOLICAL COLLEGE TRUST, ELY THEOLOGICAL CENTRE, ELY THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE TRUST

Managing investments and utilising investment income to support religious activities throughout the Diocese of Ely.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEPUBLIC BY:(A) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ANY PERSON RESIDENT IN THE DIOCESE OF ELYTO ATTEND A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION, MEETING, LECTURE OR SIMILAR EVENT DESIGNED TOPROMOTE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION;(B) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CANDIDATES FOR ORDINATION AS PRIESTS, DEACONS ORDEACONESSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE A COURSE OFEDUCATION AND TRAINING APPROVED BY THE GOVERNORS;(C) ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES PROMOTING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE DIOCESE OF ELY AS THETRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF ELY

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus for the year and maintains unrestricted funds of £1,303,949, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £1.277m invested in fixed assets. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jon Young · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Revd Canon Thomas Oliver Buchanan · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Ven Dr Alexander James Hughes
• The Venerable HUGH KYLE MCCURDY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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