Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

WEST STREET CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Provide facilities for Christian worship, prayer, teaching and friendship.Youth work, running youth clubs and working in local schools, taking assemblies and RE lessonsCommunity Projects - Pre-school playgroups and community help to the needyChristian Bookshop and Coffee ShopChristian Mission and Relief Work - both UK and Overseas

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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
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
31/12/23	£266	£312	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/22	£273	£288	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/21	£313	£289	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/20	£273	£278	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/12/19	£274	£279	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/12/18	£238	£258	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£258	£279	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£237	£281	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£249	£286	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£279	£282	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£263	£297	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£282	£271	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£245	£293	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£281	£278	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£352	£292	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£464	£361	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£414	£357	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£359	£353	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£321	£343	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.wscfchurch.com

info@wscfchurch.com

01270255337

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
70 volunteers

Who's supporting 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
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to West Street Christian Fellowship
£15,000	15/11/2022	Grant to West Street Christian Fellowship
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	26/08/2022	WSCF Core Costs
Cheshire Community Foundation - Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre, Crewe
£15,951	05/11/2021	The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre, Crewe provides a free debt counselling service for individuals and families in Crewe and the local area who are struggling with spiralling personal ....more The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre, Crewe provides a free debt counselling service for individuals and families in Crewe and the local area who are struggling with spiralling personal debt. In addition we run CAP money budgeting courses for clients and others in the community, a simple and effective course to help people develop skills to manage their personal finances. These financial life skills help people in our community become financially stronger and more resilient. The centre has been running for 9 years. The funding sought will pay 12 months salary for our second debt coach and the administration fee paid to CAP that ensures the success of the project here in Crewe. This pays for negotiation with creditors on behalf of CAP Clients, setting budgets, advice and legal support for clients, if required. 93% of families who become debt through working with CAP, stay debt free and 85% continue to use a budget afterwards. In 2018 the London School of economics reported on CAP services. Clients were asked to describe the impact working with CAP to become debt free has had on their lives. The most common answers stated that CAP had helped to improve and rebuild confidence, remove stress and give people freedom to live again and rebuild their place in their community. The following is a quote from one of our clients in Crewe and demonstrates how significant the positive impact of working with CAP can be: "When I was first introduced to CAP I was in a very dark place. I'm a recovering alcoholic, my wife left, my kids didn't want me, I had no job, no money and was a drunk. An attempted suicide failed, what had I become: a failure, waste of space, a pointless existence. Alcohol services were a massive help. This is when I met Chris from CAP, he took me through everything, I was financially screwed, they were a massive help, no nasty letters for now. There is a point to life, don't give up, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Chris always says a prayer with me, I'd like to say he's a friend. I'm not out of the woods yet, but the darkness is fading slowly."
Cheshire Community Foundation - Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre, Crewe
£10,083	07/05/2019	The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre in Crewe provides a free debt counselling service to families from the local area who are struggling with spiralling debt. The Christians Against ....more The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre in Crewe provides a free debt counselling service to families from the local area who are struggling with spiralling debt. The Christians Against Poverty aim to provide 66 new client appointments to local families over the next 12 months. This will allow these families to begin the process of becoming debt free. They will also continue to work with their existing client base & aim to see a further 16 families becoming debt free. The Grant will pay the salary of one of their debt coaches responsible for half the new client appointments & half of the debt free figures, together with the administration fee to CAP Head Office. The most significant difference the project makes is to vulnerable families; debt has a significant impact on their lives; 65% of clients claim to be depressed, 35% have considered or attempted suicide, 37% are afraid to leave their homes & 59% state that debt has negatively affected their children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-86

PETER ROBERT MIDGLEY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Analyst Programmer

ANTHONY PETER BUCHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant - Retired

RUTH GRIMSHAW Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Bank Official, Other trusteeship: SOUTH CHESHIRE CLASP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2005, number: 1107611
Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2004, number: 05124931

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

WEST STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
WEST STREET
CREWE
CW1 3HE

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:-A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN CREWE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN CREWE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;C) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES (WHETHER IN A PURPOSE-BUILT COMMUNITY CENTRE OR OTHERWISE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF CREWE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND FOR THOSE INHABITANTS WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE EXCLUDED THROUGH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY WHICH FACILITIES MAY WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE SERVICES AND MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, GENDER, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH HE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE;D) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN SUCH PARTS OF CREWE, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT...

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHESHIRE

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