Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Static board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

HOUGH LANE CHURCH

The Charity is a Church part of the Wesleyan Reform Union of Churches. It provides a religious service every Sunday open to everybody. The Church runs a Christian youth activity each Friday open to Children of secondary school age.The Youngster are taken on visits to further their spiritual development. The church holds periodic special events open to the general public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£24,441	£35,338	£-10,897	3
31/03/22	*	£21,970	£32,799	£-10,829	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

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01709872193

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

RATHAN DIGPAL Appointed: 2019

IAN RICHARD JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE EXODUS PROJECT,

PAUL JASON SULLIVAN Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: BIRDSEDGE WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH,

GRAHAM EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: WESLEYAN REFORM UNION OF CHURCHES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2021, number: 1194365

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR22: 272 days late,

Main office

HOUGH LANE WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH
HOUGH LANE
WOMBWELL
BARNSLEY
S73 0EX

Objectives

3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS A WESLEYAN REFORM UNION CHURCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH AND WITH WESLEYAN REFORM UNION PRINCIPLES PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN HOUGH LANE, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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