Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE GROUP-BASED OPEN LEARNING DISCIPLESHIP PROJECT

In order to help Christians grow and apply their faith at home, in the Church and society, the GOLD Project: a) provides interactive learning resources to enable systematic study of the Bible and other theological subjects; b) appoints and trains tutors to organise and run local study groups;c) runs regional study days for the benefit of students, tutors and other Christians.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly 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
Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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Income & Spending ?

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Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£18	£17	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/21	£19	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/20	£7	£15	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/19	£6	£14	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/18	£9	£12	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	18
31/12/17	£9	£43	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£64	£4	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.goldproject.org

info@goldproject.org

07971474634

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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

BEN ANDREW STANSFIELD Appointed: 2016

DR DAVID MARK BALL Appointed: 2015

JOLYON TRICKEY Appointed: 2018

REVD DR JOHN LESLIE NOLLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2015

SAMANTHA DOROTHY HANDS Appointed: 2015

REVD RICHARD JOHN MOY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE SOUTH AMERICAN MISSION SOCIETY, CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TURNHAM GREEN,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2016, number: 1166567

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OAK HILL TRUST on 31/08/2022

Main office

10 MOOREND GARDENS
BRISTOL
BS11 0JL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF INTERACTIVE SELF-STUDY COURSES AND PROGRAMMES TO BE UNDERTAKEN AT HOME BUT SUPPLEMENTED AND SUPPORTED BY A TUTOR AND INTERACTIVE GROUP DISCUSSIONS DESIGNED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE, CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND THEREBY BETTER EQUIP STUDENTS FOR DISCIPLESHIP, MINISTRY (WHETHER ORDAINED OR LAY) AND MISSION IN VARIOUS CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS;(B) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ASSISTING IN THE TRAINING OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION TO EQUIP THEM BETTER FOR DISCIPLESHIP, MINISTRY (WHETHER ORDAINED OR LAY) AND MISSION IN VARIOUS CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS THE CIO SUBSCRIBES TO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF FAITH (CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND):“WE ACKNOWLEDGE GOD’S REVELATION IN CHRIST, CONFESS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS GOD AND SAVIOUR ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES, AND, IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S WILL AND IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT COMMIT OURSELVES:- TO SEEK A DEEPENING OF OUR COMMUNION WITH CHRIST AND WITH ONE ANOTHER IN THE CHURCH, WHICH IS HIS BODY; AND- TO FULFIL OUR MISSION TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL BY COMMON WITNESS AND SERVICE IN THE WORLD TO THE GLORY OF THE ONE GOD, FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT.”

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