Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST 

THE TRUST SEEKS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PARISH CHURCH COUNCILS OF ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH, ARBORFIELD AND ST JAMES' CHURCH, BARKHAM AND CHRIST CHURCH, WOKINGHAM. THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE: - TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; - TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF PEOPLE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS; AND - OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/23£377£351£27n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/22£382£353£28n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£367£340£27n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£285£356£-71n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/19£411£367£44n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/18£451£343£109£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£305£301£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£281£249£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£219£204£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£205£192£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£216£205£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£184£173£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£280£138£143£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£134£137£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£94£103£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£94£107£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£159£133£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£174£164£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£118£159£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£74£115£-41£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.abch.org.uk

trust.admin@abch.org.uk

01189760285

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/06/1996, number: 1056400
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

CHURCH OFFICE
The Rectory
Church Lane
Arborfield
READING
RG2 9HZ

Objectives

1)ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; 2) THE RELIEF OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OF THE AGED OR SICK; AND 3)ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE BENEFICAL TO THE COMMUNITY: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISHES OF ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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