Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

LIBERTY CHURCH ROTHERHAM 

Liberty Church is a Christian based charity with a commission to engage in social action to alleviate poverty, social and economic difficulties. Liberty Church engages in activities that seek to build community cohesion, and social integration. Liberty Church also engages in activities that promote the advancement, knowledge and experience of the Christian faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
31/12/22£190£206£-17n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/21£192£187£6n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£185£138£47n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£159£157£2n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/12/18£171£170£1£0£0£0n/a021
31/12/17£160£152£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£130£143£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£123£114£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£108£97£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£131£131£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£90£96£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£107£110£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£98£99£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£100£98£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£91£91£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£94£98£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£91£107£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£84£79£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£72£77£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.libertyrotherham.org

adrian@libertyrotherham.org

07790030899

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Rotherham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 LIBERTY PROJECT
£9,000 15/05/2020
6
The project will run a food and baby bank for vulnerable and isolating members of the community. This will enable them to receive essential items during COVID-19.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/05/1998, number: 1069692
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Station Road
Rotherham
South Yorshire
S60 1JH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE ROTHERHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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