Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE BIG CHURCH DAY OUT

The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of the advancement of theChristian faith thorough an open air music, performance and cultural event.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £404,957 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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
30/06/23£4,167£4,298£-131£21£-402£-405-1.13600
30/06/22£3,955£3,802£153£156£-274£-277-0.91400
30/06/21£247£273£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£582£767£-184£3£-347£-350-5.511100
30/06/19*£2,591£2,436£155£197£-208£-227-1.11260
30/06/18*£3,244£3,389£-145£222£-265£-265-0.9130
30/06/17£2,759£2,862£-103£190£-218£-218-0.990
30/06/16£1,611£1,721£-109£139£-115£-115-0.820
30/06/15*£1,423£1,448£-24£117£1£1050
30/06/14*£1,276£1,215£62£276£0£0n/a20
30/06/13*£1,071£1,062£9£80£-20£-20-0.220
30/06/12?*£1,373£1,405£-32£146£-29£-29-0.240
31/12/10*£981£987£-6£1£3£3010
31/12/09*£502£493£9£381£9£90.200

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 142%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 101%
Reserves/Spending: -1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.bigchurchdayout.com

info@bigchurchdayout.com

01903786890

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREAS STRAJNIC Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • FAYE DE PALET Appointed: 2022
  • LEIGH HILLS (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2009, number: 1127987
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/01/2009, number: 06794709
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 329 days late, AR18: 58 days late, AR15: 25 days late, AR14: 22 days late, AR13: 289 days late, AR12: 83 days late, AR10: 64 days late, AR09: 68 days late,
Main office

PO BOX 3340
LITTLEHAMPTON
WEST SUSSEX
BN16 9FP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF WEST SUSSEX, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE HOLDING OF ANNUAL EVANGELISTIC, OPEN AIR MUSICAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS. (B) 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 IN WEST SUSSEX, SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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