Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

WARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

We are a Baptist Church which is focused on serving our community in anyway we can to show them that they are loved and valued unconditionally
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
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/12/23£197£85£112n/a
31/12/22*£0£0£0n/a
31/12/21*£0£0£0n/a
31/12/20*£0£0£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.warleybaptist.org.uk

baptistwarley@gmail.com

01214217171

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sandwell,
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
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Warley Baptist Church
£5,000 01/03/2021
A grant is requested to continue running a weekly hot meals delivery service for up to 6 months, benefiting up to 100 vulnerable people locally. It will pay for food costs, £4,000 for 100 meals per week @ £3.00 per meal and the delivery costs - ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLIVE ANTONY GORDON Appointed: 2021
  • CLIVE HALL Appointed: 2021
  • GRAHAM SHEPHERD Appointed: 2019
  • MICHELLE THOMAS - HINDS Appointed: 2019
  • PAULINE SHEPHERD Appointed: 2019
  • REV DR ROLAND SOKOLOWSKI Appointed: 2023
  • REV VICTORIA SOKOLOWSKI Appointed: 2023
  • ROSEMARY FERGUSON Appointed: 2019
  • TINA BATE Appointed: 2019
  • KIM DENNIS YEOMANS MR Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2019, number: 1187042
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
4 returns made; AR22: 88 days late, AR21: 21 days late, AR20: 386 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH on 09/02/2023
Main office

Warley Baptist Church
Castle Road East
OLDBURY
B68 9BJ

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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