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Is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists a good charity?

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists scores 95/100 (5 stars, Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£22m total income, 100% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Watford · UK-wide · WD25 9JZ Reg 1044071 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists do?

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists is a registered charity (no. 1044071) working in religion across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 31 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈9% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS scores 95 out of 100 (5 stars). 100% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns.

What is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists?

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists has a Clarity Score of 95 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars, Exceptional). Charity Commission registration number 1044071. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Religion. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £22m, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 31 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

95/100

5★ · Exceptional

Cause spend

100%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

100/100

Finance beacon

Income

£22m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

31 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

Fundraising efficiency not stated · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS scores higher than.

Income band (£10m+)98thpercentile

Scores higher than 98% of 943 charities in its income band · 95/100 vs 77 peer average (marker).

Religion charities93rdpercentile

Scores higher than 93% of 519 charities in this cause · 95/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

How reliable is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Profile reviewed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 29 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

83/100

Financial Health metrics for BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

73% 31 month · 11/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

80% 9% · 4/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Community Support metrics for BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 11,167 volunteers / 117 staff · 10/10 pts

How we calculate beacon scores →

What is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's Clarity Score?

95/100 total · Exceptional · 5 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

100/100
Accountability & Transparency
83/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
100/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight29 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

83/100

Reserves (months of cash)31 month · 11/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets9% · 4/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio11,167 volunteers / 117 staff · 10/10 pts

How much does British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £22m
Total expenditure £19m
Charitable activities £19m 100%
Governance & admin £192k 1%
100%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £19m spent

  • Charitable activities100%
  • Governance1%

What trust indicators does British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    29 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    117 employees · 11,167 volunteers (95:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Not listed as member

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1044071

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

View on Charity Commission →

Trustees & officers

  • Elisabeth Sanguesa since 2016
  • Pastor Kirk Thomas since 2017
  • Pastor Jovan Adamovic since 2021
  • Wederly Aguiar since 2021
  • Krisztian Andrasi since 2021
  • Patricia Foriwaa Ababio since 2021
  • David Billett since 2021
  • Pastor Michael James Botha since 2021
  • Pastor Pardon Shingirai Chenjerai since 2021
  • Dr Eleazer Paul Dorairaj since 2021
  • Lady Sally-Ann Flemmings-Danquah since 2021
  • ALBERT MARK GARDINER since 2021
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's finances changed over five years?

£0k £5600k £11200k £16800k £22400k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £15,500k Spending 2020: £12,416k Cause spend 2020: £12,416k Income 2021: £20,429k Spending 2021: £16,943k Cause spend 2021: £16,943k Income 2022: £17,580k Spending 2022: £17,665k Cause spend 2022: £17,665k Income 2023: £19,939k Spending 2023: £17,480k Cause spend 2023: £17,480k Income 2024: £22,246k Spending 2024: £19,022k Cause spend 2024: £19,022k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists?

Overall score
95/100 (5★)
Income
£22m
Cause spend
100% of expenditure
Reg number
1044071
Scope
UK-wide
Reserves
31 months
Trustees
29
Accounts year
2024
Filing
up to date

Where BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists a good charity? +

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists scores 95 out of 100 (5 stars — Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists a legitimate charity? +

Yes — British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1044071). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1044071. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's charity number? +

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's charity number is 1044071. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's charity rating? +

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists scores 95 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 100% of British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists receive? +

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists reported £22m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists based? +

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists is listed at Watford · UK-wide · WD25 9JZ and operates UK-wide, focused on religion.

How does CharityCompare score British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.