Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

BRIDGE CHURCH LINCOLN 

The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of Assemblies of God; relief of sickness and financial hardship and the promotion and preservation of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support on such parts of the UK or the world as the Church Council may from time to time think fit, the advancement of education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£0£00
31/03/22£0£0£00
31/03/21£0£0£00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.bridgechurchlincoln.co.uk

info@bridgechurchlincoln.co.uk

01522530730

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This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bridge Church, Sincil Bank area Lincoln Covid Project
£5,000 07/07/2020
Food vouchers for families on low income
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bridge Church, Sincil Bank area Lincoln Covid Project
£5,000 07/07/2020
Food vouchers for families on low income
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bridge Church FISH Project Lincoln Covid Project
£4,000 07/06/2020
Food provision for families on low income
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bridge Church FISH Project Lincoln Covid Project
£4,000 07/06/2020
Food provision for families on low income
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bridge Church Lincoln Covid Project
£3,000 20/03/2020
Emergency food provision
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bridge Church Lincoln Covid Project
£3,000 20/03/2020
Emergency food provision

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2019, number: 1187020
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Bridge Central
PORTLAND STREET
LINCOLN
LN5 7NN

Objectives

4.1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT:4.1.1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH;4.1.2. TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH AND/OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT; AND4.1.3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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