Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

EMMANUEL WEST WICKHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY 

This charity is a place of religious worship and is within the United Reformed Church Southern Synod area. It provides facilities for worship and fellowship to all members of the community and makes its premises available to many other groups in the local community who meet for recreational, educational and social purposes.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 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
30/09/23£125£142£-17n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/09/22£101£99£1n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/09/21£93£93£-1n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/20£104£91£13n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/19£131£109£22n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/18£116£103£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£117£103£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£145£145£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£112£98£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£116£127£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£108£114£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£119£115£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£104£104£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£101£107£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Croydon,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2009, number: 1132128
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE TRINITY URC BROMLEY TRUST on 21/11/2023
Main office

81 HAWES LANE
WEST WICKHAM
BR4 0DF

Objectives

The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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