Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -1

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BEDFORDSHIRE

Participating in the life and work of Churches Together in England (CTE) as an intermediate body;encouraging those bodies and individuals in the Churches who share a similar remit or concern to work together in Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEP);

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is completely male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/12/23		£10	£2	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/22		£7	£2	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21	*	£7	£5	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	*	£10	£8	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19?	*	£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/15		£53	£46	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£57	£53	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£54	£57	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

020 77995000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN WILLIAM DANSEY Appointed: 2018

JEFFREY WILLIAM BULLED Appointed: 2023

MONSIGNOR SEAN HEALY Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: CHARITY OF FRANCES ALICE CHESTERTON, ST THOMAS A BECKET FOUNDATION,

REV GEORGE DONALD WATT Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: SHARED CHURCHES (HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE) LIMITED,

STEVEN GARY DOLBY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS' STOPSLEY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/2013, number: 1151495

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 93 days late, AR20: 458 days late, AR19: 823 days late,

Main office

Willington Methodist Church
Station Road
Willington
Bedford
MK44 3QH

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND EDUCATION BY 3.1.1PARTICIPATING IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND(CTE)AS AN INTERMEDIATE BODY;3.1.2 SPONSORING LOCAL ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIPS(LEP);3.1.3ENCOURAGING THOSE BODIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE CHURCHES WHO SHARE A SIMILAR REMIT OR CONCERN TO WORK TOGETHER;3.1.4TAKING ANY FURTHER ACTIONS WHICH MAY ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECUMENICAL AGENDA.3.2TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY MAKING GRANTS FROM FUNDS RAISED DIRECTLY OR CO-ORDINATED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BY MEMBER CHURCHES.

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