Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE BLESS NETWORK

The advancement of the Christian faith throughout Europe, using a range of programmes to mobilise Christian individuals & groups to engage in missional strategies in contemporary European culture.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/09/22		£48	£55	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/09/21		£54	£35	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/09/20	*	£38	£33	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/09/19	*	£58	£55	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/09/18		£63	£60	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	50
30/09/17		£57	£60	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£93	£53	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£53	£37	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£61	£24	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£92	£43	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£40	£32	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£116	£31	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£48	£46	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£45	£47	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£33	£35	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£32	£35	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06?		£50	£37	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05		£21	£18	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.blessnet.eu

info@blessnet.eu

01785785075

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Croatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-71

CAROLINE LOUISE GWILLIAM Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chiropractor

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH KELLY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Charity Worker

DR THOMAS DAVID GWILLIAM, Occupation: Chiropractor

GERARD JAMES KELLY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Charity Worker

SUSIE HARRINGTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

JAMES MARK SAKER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: University Professor, Other trusteeships: LEICESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST, OPEN HANDS TRUST (LEICESTER),

MARTIN JAMES YOUNG (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Church Leader, Other trusteeships: INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS, ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2004, number: 1105173
Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2004, number: 05156475

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR19: 182 days late,

Main office

RISING BROOK BAPTIST CHURCH CENTRE
BURTON SQUARE
STAFFORD
ST17 9LT

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT EUROPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH SET OUT IN ARTICLE 34 OF ARTICLES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT EUROPE

Data Sources