Stewardship Services (UKET)

Stewardship Services (UKET)

Stewardship Services (UKET) Limited operates as the regulated financial backbone of the Stewardship group, a UK charity network rooted in evangelical philanthropy. The entity traces its origins to Stewardship's broader mission of inspiring generosity, but its corporate form—a company limited by guarantee—allows it to hold significant investment assets directly. Janie Oliver, formerly CFO and now CEO, runs day-to-day operations, while a trustee board chaired by Chris Gillies and overseen by audit chair Edward Mishambi governs the balance sheet. The late Jeremy Marshall was instrumental in the acquisition of Kingdom Bank, a regulated Christian ethical bank, signaling an appetite for owning operating financial businesses rather than simply granting funds. The portfolio mixes commercial real estate, a social-investment property pool, and an in-house mortgage and loan book. The head office at 1 Lamb's Passage in London's Old Street area and a secondary commercial asset in Ramsbottom, Bury, provide rental income and balance-sheet ballast. The mortgage book extends credit to churches, charities, and individual ministry workers, creating a direct-lending pipeline that traditional charity structures cannot replicate. The group's connection to TrustBridge Global Network facilitates international grant-making across borders. The organization holds membership in the Evangelical Alliance and is a registered member of the Fundraising Regulator. Its in-house philanthropy team won the STEP Philanthropy Team of the Year award in 2020. The group maintains a sustainability certification through Planet Mark. While no recent mandates are publicly disclosed, the entity's structure requires it to continuously manage a social-investment portfolio and loan book that serves UK faith-based organizations. Structurally, Stewardship Services (UKET) is unusual because it is not a pure grantmaking foundation. It operates as a regulated financial services entity that owns real assets, extends credit, and acts as the corporate trustee for charitable funds such as the Stewardship Philanthropy Fund and the Sychar Gospel Fund. This architecture means the endowment competes with specialist lenders and small-scale property investors, deploying charitable capital with the operational rigor of a commercial institution, but within a mandate constrained by its faith-based charitable objects.