Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 12

Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 20

FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.The church also supports the local community through the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of social justice, the provision of education and the provision of community facilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/22	£275,787	£276,440	£-653	62
30/09/21	£0	£0	£0	0
30/09/20	£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.farnworthbaptist.org.uk

church@farnworthbaptist.org.uk

01204861671

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Salford City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
62 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Trussell Trust	£189,889
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Forever Manchester	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£48,230	02/11/2023	Continuation of Debt Adviser, Welfare & Benefits, Diagnostic Admin, Foodbank Manager, plus new Comms & Engagement Manager
Forever Manchester - Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£5,000	16/03/2023	Foodbank located in Farnworth
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£26,040	28/11/2022	Additional hrs for Foodbank Coordinator to become Foodbank Manager (from 21hrs/week to 35hrs/week)
National Lottery Community Fund - The Jeremiah Project
£10,000	18/11/2022	The organisation will use the funding to continue to provide job seeker training volunteer opportunities and work-related qualifications for local unemployed people alongside English Language and ....more The organisation will use the funding to continue to provide job seeker training volunteer opportunities and work-related qualifications for local unemployed people alongside English Language and social sessions with the aim of improving skills and access to support services and employment opportunities.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£43,265	13/10/2022	Diagnostic Administrator (25 hpw yr 1, 30 hpw yr 2), laptop, phone
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£5,000	13/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£67,353	16/08/2022	Snr Welfare & Benefits Adviser (promo), Debt Adviser 21 hpw, Welfare and Benefits Adviser 21 hpw

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

DR OLADIMEJI OJERINOLA Appointed: 2022

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS COX Appointed: 2019

ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Appointed: 2023

JOHN MIDDLEBROUGH Appointed: 2019

REV GAIL SCHOLES Appointed: 2019

REV HELEN GRACE BRADBURY Appointed: 2019

REV JOHN BRADBURY MA (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: NORTH WESTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, CONNECT TALENT CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2019, number: 1185143

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH on 01/02/2022

Main office

Farnworth Baptist Church
Trafford Street
Farnworth
BOLTON
BL4 7PQ

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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