The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

General Trust Fund of the Church Union

Registered charity 243535 Registered since 1966

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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10
trustees on the board
7.7y median 6.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
12.1y
average years in governance
4 vs 3 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9Religious Activities 9Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1Other services 1Transport 1

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Contact

Websitewww.churchunion.co.uk
Emailmembership@churchunion.co.uk
Phone01213825533
Addressc/.o The Additional Curates Society, 16 Commercial Street, BIRMINGHAM, B1 1RS

Finances

£87,326 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£105,614£99,886
2021£98,181£64,856
2022£98,181£64,856
2023£95,688£116,352
2024£87,326£99,736

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

A) TO DEFEND AND MAINTAIN UNIMPAIRED THE DOCTRINE DISCIPLINE AND POSITION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WHOLE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST;B) TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF LITERATURE IN ALL BRANCHES OF THEOLOGY AND ETHICS, AND IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS OF PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND NATURAL SCIENCES WHICH ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO RELIGION;(FOR FULLER DETAILS SEE DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 7TH MAY 1934)

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 7TH MAY 1934 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 9 JANUARY 2008

Trustees (10)

10trustees
75median age
1aged 70+

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