South England Conference of Seventh Day Adventists

Analysis

South England Conference of Seventh Day Adventists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, South England Conference of Seventh Day Adventists reported income of £29.1m and spending of £26.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £24.8m to £29.1m (+17%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South England Conference of Seventh Day Adventists sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Air Forces Association - Corporate Body (£29.0m), St Christophers Hospice (£29.4m) and Place2be (£28.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 7.6% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £119k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8.1m. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 194 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.