Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 17

WOODSIDE CHURCH

Objects are, for the public benefit: to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the Statement ofBeliefs; to advance religious and other education; the relief of persons who are in need by reason of their disability, financial hardship or sickness; to further such charitable purposes as are exclusively charitable in the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time decide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/12/23		£679	£631	£48	£0	£937	£835	15.9	10	209
31/12/22	*	£468	£579	£-111	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£431	£481	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£426	£386	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 15.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 11.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 5 years

http://woodsidechurch.com/

getintouch@woodsidechurch.com

01234272022

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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
Harpur Trust - Grant to Project 41 Woodside Church
£29,950	06/12/2022 12	Befriending Service (known as Linking Lives Befriending Service)
Harpur Trust - Project 41 Woodside Church
£7,010	09/03/2021	Befriending Service - Additional funding for administration role
Harpur Trust - Project 41 Woodside Church
£2,551	22/07/2020	Linking Lives Befriending Service
Harpur Trust - Project 41 Woodside Church
£39,500	03/12/2019 36	Project 41 - Befriending Scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-68

ANDREA VAJANTHA JEGANATHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director And General Manager

DR DAVID LESLIE HUNT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Research Director

HASTON MASIH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Pricing And Bl

HUDSON EBENEZER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Pastor

JOYCE OPPONG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Assistant Headteacher

KEVIN WARREN SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Food Science Consultant

TIMOTHY GREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Pastor

VICTORIA JANE HLOMUKA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Growth Hub Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/2019, number: 1186318
Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2019, number: 12279065

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR22: 9 days late, AR20: 2 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WOODSIDE CHURCH TRUST on 27/10/2022

Main office

WOODSIDE CHURCH
DOVER CRESCENT
BEDFORD
MK41 8QH

Objectives

3.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS;3.1.2 TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER EDUCATION; AND3.1.3 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS.

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