Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

GODLY PLAY UK

Godly Play UK is a Christian movement centred on childhood spirituality, providing training, advice and support for those who use the Godly Play method to transform thinking and practice for the whole of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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		£34	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	67
31/12/21		£26	£23	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/12/20	*	£8	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£51	£45	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	59
31/12/18		£58	£55	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	23
31/12/17		£70	£68	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£63	£60	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£55	£54	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£42	£40	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£37	£42	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£57	£49	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£40	£36	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£47	£41	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£32	£32	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£35	£30	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

www.godlyplay.uk

gill.ambrose@happyserver.co.uk

01223858994

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
67 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR ANNE RICHARDS

DR DANIELLE REDHEAD Appointed: 2015

HEATHER JANE MOGER Appointed: 2024

REV ALISON BARBARA SHAW Appointed: 2024

REVD CANON DR ADRIAN FRANCIS CHATFIELD Appointed: 2019

ROSEMARY PRIVETT Appointed: 2016

VICTORIA LINDA PARRY Appointed: 2017

GILLIAN ELIZABETH AMBROSE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS), THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE OF THE ASCENSION, CAMBRIDGE (ST. GILES WITH ST. PETER, ST. LUKE AND ST. AUGUSTINE),

MARY ADA HAWES Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST ALBAN TEDDINGTON,

REV ROBERT CHARLES ROGERS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRAUNSTON,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2006, number: 1116846

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,

Main office

229 ARBURY ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 2JJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY MEANS OF A METHOD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTION USING RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE AND SYMBOL TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S PRESENCE IN THEIR LIVES IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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