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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

COMMUNITY LINK PROJECT OF HOUGHTON REGIS BAPTIST CHURCH

Charity provides low cost activities to families in local area, incl. Parents & Tots group, a Singing Cafe for those withmemory loss, Holiday Club & occasional recreation events. Hosting/volunteering for local foodbank charity. In the past we provided education /training events for parents/ carers, incl. First Aid, Craft Activities, Basic Skills, introduction to Computing & Parenting workshops.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/12/23£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£5£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£7£12£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

Jane.bentley@HRBaptistChurch.onmicrosoft.com

01582 475749

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire,
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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Music therapy group.
£5,000 25/10/2022
Singing Cafe

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

  • ANNE-LOUISE KYTE
  • DR JANE BENTLEY (Chair)
  • HANNAH JANE LAWRENCE Appointed: 2024
  • SUSAN GOODCHILD Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/1998, number: 1069893
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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; AR20: 26 days late, AR14: 196 days late, AR13: 561 days late, AR11: 77 days late,
Main office

Houghton Regis Baptist Church
Hammersmith Gardens
Houghton Regis
DUNSTABLE
Bedfordshire
LU5 5RG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HOUGHTON REGIS, BEFORDSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF LOCAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HOUGHTON REGIS, BEFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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