Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    CREATIVE SOLUTIONS 

    Seeking creative ways to reach and help people of various nations with the gospel and practical help.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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£30£47£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/22£40£42£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/21£54£34£20n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£47£55£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/19£60£59£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£50£70£-20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£60£63£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£61£76£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£67£66£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£155£137£17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13*£93£105£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12*£116£101£15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£115£124£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£158£141£17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£54£61£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08*£46£26£20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£22£16£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06*£6£1£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£8£11£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 27 years

    www.creative-solutions.org.uk

    jc315581158@gmail.com

    01275814022

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • Recreation
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Burundi, Congo (Democratic Republic), Kenya, Rwanda,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/1997, number: 1062527
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR13: 118 days late, AR12: 115 days late, AR08: 3 days late, AR07: 4 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
    Main office

    58 THE DOWNS
    PORTISHEAD
    BRISTOL
    BS20 6DT

    Objectives

    IN ANY SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE:-A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITHB) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBYC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLESD) TO ADVANCE THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE IN FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDE) TO PROMOTE AND FULFILL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    IN ANY SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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