Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHAPEL

The Church's aims are to spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to edify thecongregation through the preaching and teaching of the Word of God, the circulation of goodChristian literature, and the support of missionary endeavour at home and abroad.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/09/23*£81£104£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£79£109£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£73£78£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£69£76£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£90£88£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£87£66£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£93£69£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£71£50£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£62£77£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£56£50£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Dudley, Sandwell,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREW JAMES MARTIN Appointed: 2022
  • BENJAMIN PAUL SHELDON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • JOHN STEPHEN SMITH Appointed: 2013
  • MARCUS JAMES MARTIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None
  • PAUL ERNEST HICKMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None
  • PAUL SIMEON STONELAKE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None
  • THOMAS JAMES HAYWARD Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2013, number: 1152197
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 18 days late,
Main office

Ebenezer Baptist Chapel
Station Road
CRADLEY HEATH
B64 6PA

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO BAPTIST PRINCIPLES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH AS STATED IN SCHEDULE 1. THE CHARITY MAY ALSO CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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