Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

AFFIRM: BAPTISTS TOGETHER FOR LGBT+ INCLUSION

Providing pastoral support to people identifying as LGBT plus within Baptist churches in Great Britain; engaging in constructive discussions within the churches towards acceptance of loving same-sex relationships; promoting discussion, study and sharing people's stories and providing theological resources and networking opportunities.

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Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£200	£402	£-202	3
31/12/21	£180	£221	£-41	2
31/12/20	£180	£360	£-180	4
31/12/19	£1,021	£80	£941	6

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.affirmingbaptists.org.uk

contact@affirm.org.uk

02072400544

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Services for those discriminated by race or gender

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LUKE DOWDING Appointed: 2019

MARTIN JOHN STEARS-HANDSCOMB (Chair) Appointed: 2019

REV ANDREW DAVID FITCHET Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: KENNET AND TEST VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV DAWN COLE-SAVIDGE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2019, number: 1183976

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

26 Farthing Drive
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 2TR

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) SUPPORTING AND AFFIRMING PEOPLE IDENTIFYING AS LGBT+ AND THOSE QUESTIONING THEIR SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY WITHIN CHURCHES IN GREAT BRITAIN, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE BAPTIST UNION OF WALES OR THE BAPTIST UNION OF SCOTLAND OR WHICH REFER TO THEMSELVES AS BAPTIST (“THE CHURCHES”) BY GIVING PASTORAL SUPPORT(B) WORKING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF LOVING SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS AS ONE OF A NUMBER OF WAYS OF LIVING FAITHFULLY, THROUGH ENGAGING IN CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS IN THE CHURCHES;(C) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN SEXUALITY AND GENDER IDENTITY IN THE CHURCHES THROUGH DISCUSSION, STUDY AND THE SHARING OF PEOPLE’S STORIES;(D) SUPPORTING AND STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE CHURCHES THAT INCLUDE AND AFFIRM LGBT+ CHRISTIANS BY PROVIDING THEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

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