Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FORWARD IN FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 

The objective of Forward In Faith Church International Incorporated is the advancement of religion and religious education by preaching and dissemination of the Gospel of Christ Jesus as the only way of salvation and reconciliation to God. The Church appoints and trains suitable men and women to act as evangelists, religious leaders and pastors who spread education according to the Christian faith
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,594,620 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
30/03/23*£3,397£2,358£1,039£0£5,595£5,59528.556360
30/03/22*£7,204£1,949£5,255£0£4,893£4,89330.156400
30/03/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/03/14*£10£60£-50£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 28.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 109
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years
(20 years as a company)

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 56 employees
  • 360 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2013, number: 1153240
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/09/2003, number: 04894116
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Financial reserves 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR22: 1 days late, AR21: 18 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR18: 157 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR14: 188 days late,
Main office

Forward in Faith Church International Incorpo
58 Hainge Road
Tividale
Oldbury
B69 2PD

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BY THE PREACHING AND DISSEMINATION OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST JESUS AS THE ONLY WAY OF SALVATION AND RECONCILIATION TO GOD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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