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home >> charity search >> magdalen road evangelical free church
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +3
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    MAGDALEN ROAD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

    The church holds weekly services for public worship. There are other community based activities for all ages, including children and young people. Activities are open to members of the church and the wider public
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending is declining
    • Income has been volatile recently
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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    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
    31/03/23£266£276£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22*£249£296£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£250£268£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£1,282£380£902£0£1,279£1,18937.5610
    31/03/19£384£384£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18*£421£349£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17*£235£195£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16*£281£209£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£248£206£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£307£187£120n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£163£151£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£117£117£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£115£115£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 14 years

    www.mrc-oxford.org

    admin@mrc-oxford.org

    01865245887

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    Listed activities
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Oxfordshire,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 07/07/2023
    The Old Schoolhouse Project
    Joseph Rank Trust - Magdalen Road Church, Oxford
    £25,000 30/01/2023
    To part fund the Church property scheme

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ANDREW ANDERSON Appointed: 2016
    • CHARLIE CURRIE (Chair) Appointed: 2014
    • DAN STEEL Appointed: 2012
    • MARTIN GROTH Appointed: 2024
    • PAT BRITTENDEN Appointed: 2012
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2010, number: 1136466
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR22: 42 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 52 days late,
    Main office

    Old Schoolhouse
    Hertford Street
    OXFORD
    OX4 3AJ

    Objectives

    1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN OXFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING/THE MANAGING TRUSTEES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    OXFORDSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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