RURAL MINISTRIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 May 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00688281
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £154,342
Latest expenditure: £425,025
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Rural Ministries, PO Box 293, ROYSTON, SG8 1FS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ruralministries.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To support rural churches in their growth and development and assist in the planting of new rural churches.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £154,342
Total Gross Expenditure: £425,025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £801,376
Total Gross Expenditure: £339,882

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £235,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,959

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £104,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,226

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £93,073
Total Gross Expenditure: £264,019

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £154,342
Total Gross Expenditure: £425,025
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £801,376
Total Gross Expenditure: £339,882
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £235,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,959
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £104,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,226
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £93,073
Total Gross Expenditure: £264,019
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 726210
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2293
Income Investments: 71993
Income Other: 880
Income Total Income And Endowments: 801376
Income Legacies: 708577
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,096
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £332,786
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 339882
Expenditure Investment Management: 7096
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11737
Expenditure Support Costs: 88706
Expenditure Depreciation: 2661
Gain Loss Investment: 126617
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 6818
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2661
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,024,499
Assets Total Fixed: 2077693
Assets Own Use: 1075923
Assets Long Term Investment: 1001770
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £772,408
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,294
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,838,807
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11294
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £30,731
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2838807
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2838807
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RURAL MINISTRIES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-12-11T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5013960
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1139544
Assoc Charity Name: IVINGHOE WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH

Charity Name: RURAL MINISTRIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-05-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED 29TH MARCH 1961 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 23RD FEBRUARY 1962, 25TH JUNE 1971, 28TH OCTOBER 1975, 30TH JANUARY 1976 AND 31ST JANUARY 1977 AND 9TH DECEMBER 1998. as amended on 18 Nov 2023
Charitable Objects: 3.1 The objects for which the Charity is established are to initiate, support, organise, maintain, equip, manage, promote or assist in any work in connection with the propagation of the Christian Gospel in accordance with the Basis of Faith, by itself or by or together with any other body or church or person or persons.3.2 The Basis of Faith as at the date of these Articles is: BASIS OF FAITHWe believe: 1. That Jesus is the Christ, real, fully human, and fully God. We believe that Jesus came to show us what God is like and what a God honouring life looks like. We accept many people use God-substitutes to give their lives meaning instead of God. We believe that the risen Christ is the only way to God, that people need to turn to God and have their lives restored, and that this is made possible through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. We believe God reconciles the whole of creation to himself through Jesus. 2. In the one God who communes in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that all are jointly active in creation, salvation, and in empowering us today.3. God created us to be His image bearers and have a relationship with Him. We believe that this relationship has been broken, and cannot be earned, nor is it our right, but rather the gift of God through all who place their hope and trust in Jesus. We believe this is good news, and we are called to help others love Jesus more. We believe that Jesus intercedes for all people today. 4. The Holy Spirit is at work in renewal, enabling us to encounter Jesus personally in each believer as they seek to worship and witness in their everyday lives.5. The Bible is God’s inspired word, in which we find life, hope and wisdom.6. That being a Christian isn’t a thing we do just on Sundays, that Church isn’t something that just happens in a building, and that God’s grace abounds everywhere – sometimes where we least expect it. We believe that Jesus Christ is coming again. We believe Christians need to join in with the mission that Jesus started and bring good news to all people and creation. We believe that Church is part of God’s design, and that discipleship best happens in community.7. That resurrection is real, and part of the promise for those that trust Jesus. We believe that heaven and earth will be brought together one day, renewing all things. We believe if people don’t want God (choosing not to receive Jesus), they can choose eternity without Him.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 169914
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RURAL MINISTRIES

Charity Name Id: 169888
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DATCHET EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 169882
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DATCHET EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures