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REPORT OF THE Trustees AND MEMBERS
by USPG
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report for the year ended 31 December 2022. This report is prepared in accordance with the Royal Charter, the Bye-Laws and applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Structure, governance and management Governing documentation and constitution
USPG (formally known as the United Society) is governed by its Royal Charter of 16 June 1701 as amended by the Supplemental Charter of 6 April 1882, the Supplemental Charter of 22 August 1921, the Supplemental Charter of 21 June 1956, the Supplemental Charter of 3 March 2014, the Orders of Council of 22 December 1964 and 19 November 1996. It became a registered charity on 26 August 1964.
Supplemental Charter
In 2013, USPG petitioned for a new Supplemental Charter which was approved on 11 December 2013. The new Supplemental Charter restates and replaces as appropriate the provisions and effects of the Original Charter of 16 June 1701 and the three Supplemental Charters as amended in order to better regulate USPG’s constitutional affairs, including changing the name and its charitable objects.
Name
This Supplemental Charter officially changed USPG’s name from the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) to The United Society.
