Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MERLAND RISE CHURCH 

To promote the Christian faith within the local community and in the wider world
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/22£165,732£174,936£-9,204105
31/12/21£178,251£178,076£175100
31/12/20£133,464£110,021£23,443100
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.merlandrisechurch.org.uk

admin@merlandrisechurch.org.uk

01737362440

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 105 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2020, number: 1187784
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MERLAND RISE CHURCH on 12/11/2021
Main office

MERLAND RISE CHURCH
MERLAND RISE
TADWORTH
KT20 5JQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHURCH DOCTRINAL BASIS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN TADWORTH, TATTENHAM CORNER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS; AND4.2 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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