Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

LIVING FAITH CHURCH

The Charity will run traditional prayer and worship sessions on Sunday as well as on evenings throughout the week. It will run group sessions open to the community. It will hold courses designed primarily for people who are not churchgoers. It will hold Bible study and prayer sessions throughout the week. It will operate youth groups. The Charity will also support missionary work.

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 a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 12 years

www.livingfaithchurch.co.uk

01695 623212

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/05/23	£60	£57	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/05/22	£58	£60	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/05/21	£48	£48	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/05/20	£88	£78	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/05/19	£57	£75	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/05/18	£85	£71	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17	£54	£55	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16	£49	£55	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15	£106	£68	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14	£64	£40	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13	£187	£26	£161	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

Who works here?

40 volunteers

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Connect Centre Keeping Our Community Connected
£9,750	02/06/2023	The funding will be used to employ a coordinator to promote and manage the running of The Connect Centre acommunity hub with the aim of increasing use of the centre supporting community groups and ....more The funding will be used to employ a coordinator to promote and manage the running of The Connect Centre acommunity hub with the aim of increasing use of the centre supporting community groups and local people and addressing social isolation and improving community cohesion.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-57

ARCHBISHOP STEVEN LYN EVANS (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: DAVID BREWER MINISTRIES, The International Christian Church Network (TICCN),

HANNAH FAITH SWADKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Regulator

IAN ASPINALL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Project Support Assistant, Other trusteeships: ORDER OF ST. LUKE THE PHYSICIAN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, The International Christian Church Network (TICCN),

LOUISE FLORENCE SWADKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unemployed

RUTH MARGARET HOUGHTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: The International Christian Church Network (TICCN),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2012, number: 1147718
Registered at Companies House on 01/05/2012, number: 08053260

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

Living Faith Church
25 Church Street
Orrell
WIGAN
Greater Manchester
WN5 8TG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (2) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL SELECT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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