GLOUCESTERSHIRE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 January 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £13,207
Latest expenditure: £12,124
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 6 Wellington Terrace, Ruddle, NEWNHAM, Gloucestershire, GL14 1DT

02 Activities

What the charity does

The trust will achieve its charitable purposes by providing a course in training for spiritual directors, providing a confidential access service for those seeking spiritual direction, organising meetings and opportunities for CPD for practising spiritual directors and ensuring supervision is available and that spiritual directors hold themselves to the highest ethical standards.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,124

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: 2 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,055

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: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,495

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: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,290

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: 27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,124
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 2 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,055
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,495
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,290
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GLOUCESTERSHIRE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-01-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jan 2020
Charitable Objects: 1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ‘SPIRITUAL DIRECTION’ (SPIRITUAL ACCOMPANIMENT) AS ARISES FROM THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION. TO TEACH, PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THIS ANCIENT CHRISTIAN PRACTICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF ALL DENOMINATIONS AND NONE, IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN PARTICULAR TO FACILITATE A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR THOSE DRAWN TO THIS MINISTRY.2.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRACTICE OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION.SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IS DEFINED AS A WAY OF ADVANCING CHRISTIANITY, IN THAT IT IS A CONVERSATION HELD BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE (OR IN A GROUP) IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRESENCE OF A THIRD (THE 'HOLY SPIRIT') WHICH SEEKS TO EXPLORE THE QUESTIONS 'WHO IS GOD FOR ME?' AND 'WHERE IS GOD IN ALL THIS LIFE? THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION TRUST WILL ACHIEVE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A.PROVIDING A COURSE IN TRAINING AND FORMATION FOR THOSE SEEKING TO PROVIDE THIS MINISTRYB.PROVIDING A TRUSTED AND CONFIDENTIAL ‘ACCESS SERVICE’ IN WHICH THOSE SEEKING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION MAY BE OFFERED NAMES OF POTENTIAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTORSC.ORGANISING INFORMAL MEETINGS AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE PRACTICE OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTIOND ENSURING SUPERVISION IS AVAILABLE TO SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS AND ENCOURAGING THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS WORK TO HOLD THEMSELVES TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling