Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ASHWOOD CHURCH 

Ashwood Church is a lively, informal and growing Church with people from a wide variety of backgrounds who love, serve and proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord. We aim to be a Church that is friendly and for the whole family.As well as public Sunday services we run various activities both in homes and in the community that benefit all age ranges. We also run a community resource centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no 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 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

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
31/03/23£221£155£67n/an/an/an/an/a106
31/03/22£185£151£34n/an/an/an/an/a81
31/03/21£181£129£52n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20£231£142£89n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/19£181£147£34n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/18£214£107£106£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£150£113£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£150£94£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£145£89£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£113£105£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£101£95£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£104£97£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£73£70£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.ashwoodchurch.org.uk

info@ashwoodchurch.org.uk

01623472849

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 106 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

Age Range of Trustees: 31-66
  • ELAINE TORR (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Director Of Operations Planned Care
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2010, number: 1134945
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2009, number: 06946764
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

41 CROCUS STREET
KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD
NOTTINGHAM
NG17 7DY

Objectives

A TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FORM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FITB TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FORM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT C TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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