Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

BAPTIST BUILDING CIO 

The advancement of the Christian faith by facilitating the mission of Baptist Churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland by making loans and grants for the building, purchase, enlargement and repairs to places of worship and other halls belonging to Churches or Colleges of the Baptist denomination of the Christian faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
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£55£68£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£1,426£408£1,018£0£5,687£5,687167.310
31/12/20£4,769£99£4,670£0£4,670£4,670564.800
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.baptistbuilding.org

admin@baptistbuilding.org

07506663761

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Department for Work and Pensions - MADE IT HAPPEN
£15,129 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2019, number: 1185767
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wonford Chapel
36-38 Wonford Street
EXETER
EX2 5DL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY FACILITATING THE MISSION OF BAPTIST CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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