Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

ALIVE CHURCH

The advancement of the Christian religion by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of God.In addition to the worship and preaching of God's Word, our interpretation of this objective is to show the love of God amongst the local community:
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£82£70£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£85£90£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£114£116£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£129£109£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£111£118£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£131£122£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£109£112£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£115£111£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£131£146£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£148£172£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£124£191£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£201£203£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£295£263£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£281£241£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£161£225£-64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£142£180£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£240£147£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£155£163£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£131£136£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.festival.church/prestatyn

prestatyn@festival.church

01745857531

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Denbighshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Prestatyn & Meliden Food Bank
£10,000 12/05/2020
12
Prestatyn & Meliden Food Bank in Denbighshire will meet the increase in referrals received due to the COVID-19 pandemic. £10000 will fund activity and entertainment food supplies warehouse ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Prestatyn & Meliden Foodbank
£4,508 15/05/2019
12
Part-time store worker; Warehouse equipment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • MR DAVE STEWART Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL LEONARD MEYNELL Appointed: 2017
  • MR SAM ROWLANDS Appointed: 2017
  • PHILIP JOHN PIERCE Appointed: 2019
  • TIMOTHY JAMES ROWLANDS (Chair) Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/01/1996, number: 1052199
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 163 days late,
Main office

Festival Church
Queen Street
CHESTER
CH1 3LG

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE PRESTATYN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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