Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

BIGGLESWADE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 

Church Activities, including Religious Meetings, Community Activities and support of other projects
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£12£11£2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/22*£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/21£15£25£-10n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20*£14£18£-4n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19*£9£3£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£8£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£19£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£35£33£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£31£36£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£38£38£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£34£36£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£34£39£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£27£33£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£31£32£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£19£21£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£15£12£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£17£12£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.biggleswadechurch.org

info@biggleswadechurch.org

01842860851

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/1996, number: 1054313
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 34 days late, AR20: 6 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 38 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR07: 355 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

5 CORNFIELD AVENUE
LAKENHEATH
BRANDON
IP27 9JW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: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 MAY 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; ANDC) 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 BIGGLESWADE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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