CCEW Charity Commission profile

ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1174706 · organisation 5102524

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 September 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
10961227
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£21,293,460
Latest expenditure
£21,640,088
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: c/o Andrews Property Group, Wessex House, Pixash Lane, Keynsham, BRISTOL, BS31 1TP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

ACT is a charitable trust, which supports the work of other charities. We focus on tackling housing-related poverty including supporting social action by churches and through the distribution of Christian literature. We register consolidated financial statements, which includes our investment in Andrews & Partners Ltd, also set up by Cecil Jackson Cole, our founder.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£21,293,460
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,640,088
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£20,293,773
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,406,190
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
13 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,992,120
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,239,522
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£24,441,022
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,854,576
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
29 July 2021
Date Accounts Received
29 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£22,975,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,765,537

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£21,293,460
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,640,088
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£20,293,773
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,406,190
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
13 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,992,120
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,239,522
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
6 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£24,441,022
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,854,576
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£49,776
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
29 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£22,975,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,765,537
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£35
Income From Government Grants
£2,029,510
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
30 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
9000
Income Other Trading Activities
20210992
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
884318
Income Other
189150
Income Total Income And Endowments
21293460
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£21,042,280
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£597,808
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
21640088
Expenditure Investment Management
28588
Expenditure Grants Institution
141993
Expenditure Governance
70140
Expenditure Support Costs
289169
Expenditure Depreciation
528103
Gain Loss Investment
-281
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-5000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,361,222
Assets Total Fixed
9456629
Assets Own Use
2411721
Assets Long Term Investment
7044908
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,167,158
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,225,280
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,398,507
Creditors One Year Total Current
2435022
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1790258
Assets Cash
£1,128,414
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8361222
Funds Restricted
37285
Funds Total
8398507
Count Employees
3
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
400
Income Other Trading Activities
19025309
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1015449
Income Other
252615
Income Total Income And Endowments
20293773
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£21,747,949
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£658,241
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
22406190
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
242886
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
303011
Expenditure Depreciation
69526
Gain Loss Investment
-564147
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-276016
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£614,995
Assets Total Fixed
12196899
Assets Own Use
6971209
Assets Long Term Investment
5225690
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,193,983
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,640,466
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,750,416
Creditors One Year Total Current
2518647
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3121819
Assets Cash
£723,997
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8690183
Funds Restricted
60233
Funds Total
8750416
Count Employees
1
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
13 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
71498
Income Other Trading Activities
21140412
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
521672
Income Other
258538
Income Total Income And Endowments
21992120
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£24,521,135
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£718,387
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
25239522
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
298403
Expenditure Governance
361477
Expenditure Support Costs
361477
Expenditure Depreciation
813590
Gain Loss Investment
-59380
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-90742
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£11,977,622
Assets Total Fixed
14158458
Assets Own Use
5292497
Assets Long Term Investment
8865961
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,094,232
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,275,068
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£11,977,622
Creditors One Year Total Current
4002652
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2272416
Assets Cash
£2,430,430
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
11720773
Funds Restricted
256849
Funds Total
11977622
Count Employees
417
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
6 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
399539
Income Other Trading Activities
23604395
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
279750
Income Other
157338
Income Total Income And Endowments
24441022
Income Legacies
10000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,199,783
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£654,793
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
26854576
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
350218
Expenditure Governance
186429
Expenditure Support Costs
186429
Expenditure Depreciation
815275
Gain Loss Investment
2025271
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
80000
Gain Loss Other
-2550437
Reserves
£15,458,592
Assets Total Fixed
14475705
Assets Own Use
5570241
Assets Long Term Investment
8905464
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£9,107,422
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,118,285
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,464,842
Creditors One Year Total Current
4479787
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3638498
Assets Cash
£6,498,355
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
15227068
Funds Restricted
237774
Funds Total
15464842
Count Employees
465
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
29 July 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
24982
Income Other Trading Activities
20216255
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
591966
Income Other
2142211
Income Total Income And Endowments
22975414
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£23,315,513
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£450,024
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
23765537
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
296891
Expenditure Governance
21569
Expenditure Support Costs
96020
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-187314
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-500000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£15,710,780
Assets Total Fixed
11043423
Assets Own Use
5563623
Assets Long Term Investment
5479800
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£12,412,854
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,933,823
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,522,454
Creditors One Year Total Current
2539752
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3394071
Assets Cash
£9,612,407
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
15710780
Funds Restricted
1811674
Funds Total
17522454
Count Employees
1
Consolidated 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
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2017-09-18T00:00:00
Charity Name
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2018-09-20T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
243509
Assoc Registered Charity Number
243509
Assoc Charity Name
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Name
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-09-14T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
255001
Assoc Registered Charity Number
255001
Assoc Charity Name
CHRISTIAN BOOK PROMOTION TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 SEP 2017 as amended on 13 Jun 2025
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION INCLUDING THE DECLARATION OF ETERNAL LIFE. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND POVERTY AND DISTRESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS AN EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN LOVE. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE TRUST DEED.)

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
589829
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ACT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures