Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

HOPE CHURCH RHONDDA 

The advancement of the Evangelical Christian faith in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales and across the world.The alleviation of poverty in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales and across the world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

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
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/22£60,404£86,468£-26,06440
31/08/21£125,458£74,677£50,78140
31/08/20£83,893£102,424£-18,53140
31/08/19£140,674£77,776£62,89830
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.hopechurchrhondda.org.uk

hello@hopechurchrhondda.org.uk

01443 442635

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
£5,000 01/05/2020
The Church and community centre that Tonypandy deserves.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2018, number: 1180123
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HOPE CHURCH RHONDDA on 30/09/2020
Main office

Hope Church Rhondda
Unit
Unit 1-2
Dunraven Street
TONYPANDY
CF40 1AN

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING THROUGH PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP AND PASTORAL CARE AND OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY.2. TO FULFUL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHCIH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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