Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY

Hope Church Oswestry seeks to present the love of God in a relevant and practical manner by offering spiritual and social support to the local community, town and overseas.

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 recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£438	£180	£258	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£201	£144	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£267	£160	£107	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£185	£136	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	*	£339	£139	£200	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£190	£134	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£232	£106	£126	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£122	£108	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£325	£129	£196	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£122	£112	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£88	£106	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£91	£97	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£85	£100	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£89	£80	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£112	£114	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£121	£115	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£125	£108	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£115	£118	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£181	£112	£69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.hopechurchoswestry.org.uk

office@hopechurchoswestry.org.uk

01691 655546

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Shropshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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
Joseph Rank Trust - Hope Church, Oswestry
£25,000	25/04/2022	To part fund the Church property scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN JENKINS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: It Systems Trainer

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM SHAW Appointed: 2022

MARY ELIZABETH SMITH Appointed: 2022

PHILIP MACEY GREEN Appointed: 2024

ROBERT BUCKERIDGE Appointed: 2024

TEMITOPE OLUSI Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2004, number: 1102481

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR19: 45 days late,

Main office

Hope Church Office
Market Gate
Salop Road
OSWESTRY
Shropshire
SY11 2NR

Objectives

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN OSWESTRY AND ELSEWHEREB) THE PROVISION OF A PLACE OR PLACES OF WORSHIP AND FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY IN OSWESTRY AND THE SURROUNDING AREASC) THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ACTIVITIES TO MEET SOCIAL NEED IN OSWESTRY AND ELSEWHERE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:-I) THE RELIEF OF PROPERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;II) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENTIII) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING,IV) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND;V) THE PROVISION OF CHILDCARE;VI) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND CARE TO FRAIL, SICK OR OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE ELDERLY;VII) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE

Data Sources

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