A “ROBUST governance structure” is in place on the charity Leading Your Church Into Growth (LYCIG), which is expanding in size and getting into latest contracts, it says.
LYCIG runs courses to support clergy and laity searching for to assist their congregations to grow, and was first registered with the Charity Commission in 2004. This summer, the charity was closed and, in June, was transferred with its funds right into a latest charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) with the identical name.
A press release provided by LYCIG last Tuesday said that the move to a CIO had been made after guidance from Commission, “since the only available copy of the unique structure, which was over 20 years old, was illegible, listed outdated AGM timings and used language that was not inclusive.
“This change was made to make sure we had a sturdy governance structure for employing a bigger staff team and getting into contracts, ahead of agreeing a partnership with a significant funder which was prone to catalyse those activities. The limited liability would also make it easier to draw latest trustees, which we were struggling to do with a Registered Charity Trustee Board.”
Both charities had been run concurrently “for a brief period” to permit for the complete transfer of assets and to cope with any outstanding liabilities of the old charity, all of which had been accomplished in consultation with the Commission.
Last yr, it was announced that the Strategic Ministry and Mission Investment Board (SMMIB) had awarded LYCIG £755,100 to support 1000 parishes (News, 1 November 2024). Both its staff team and trustee board have grown in size, and a latest separate finance committee is meeting quarterly.
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