Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

AINON BAPTIST CHURCH

The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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

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£105£105£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£219£465£-246n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£244£156£88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£96£78£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£194£69£125n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£99£73£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.ainon.co.uk

hello@ainon.co.uk

02920813266

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 25/06/2021
Building community in Tongwynlais
Joseph Rank Trust - Ainon Baptist Church, Cardiff
£25,000 22/04/2021
To part fund the Church property scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW BAKER Appointed: 2022
  • GRAHAM DUBBERLEY Appointed: 2018
  • KENNETH WILSON (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • LEON WHITTLE Appointed: 2019
  • MATTHEW PHILLIPS Appointed: 2018
  • PHILLIP LLOYD Appointed: 2018
  • SARAH REES Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/01/2018, number: 1176466
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Market Street
Tongwynlais
CARDIFF
CF15 7NS

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. 3.2 [NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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