Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

TWYNHAM CHURCH FOR THE COMMUNITY 

Twynham Church for the Community (Christchurch, Dorset) holds regular services of worship and other regular activities for church members. In addition, the church is involved with work with young families, with children and young people and with older people. Activities includes 'Mums and Toddler' groups, Sunday Schools, Youth Clubs and functions for Senior Citizens.
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 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
Established: 16 years

www.twynhamchurch.org

davidsims1946@gmail.com

01202604508

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UN SDGs
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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*£152£151£1n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/21£175£103£73n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/20£173£109£64n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/19£143£111£32n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/18£119£128£-8£0£0£0n/a036
31/12/17£119£128£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£115£112£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£104£78£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£107£91£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£82£88£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£119£116£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£112£111£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£128£119£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£141£154£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£182£199£-17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-76
  • JOHN DOWDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Merchant Seaman
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2008, number: 1122666
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/08/2007, number: 06349990
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR08: 20 days late,
Main office

4 BETTISCOMBE CLOSE
POOLE
BH17 9DH

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ARTICLES HERETO IN CHRISTCHURCH 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) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF CHRISTCHURCH, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DORSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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