Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

BAY CHURCH (TORBAY)

Church of England faith charity, planting a new church in Torbay

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
30/06/23		£486,634	£325,538	£161,096	111
30/06/22		£177,800	£167,760	£10,040	96

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

bay.church

hey@bay.church

01803 921100

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Torbay,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
111 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Bay Tots
£10,000	02/09/2022	The funding will be used to set up a free tots and toddler group for families in our local community who might not be able to afford to attend a similar group otherwise as well as a free café for ....more The funding will be used to set up a free tots and toddler group for families in our local community who might not be able to afford to attend a similar group otherwise as well as a free café for parents and children after the play group. The project aims to cultivate meaningful and long-lasting relationships within our community which will help our parents to support and encourage each other.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JANET MILES Appointed: 2023

PETER SHARP Appointed: 2024

REV MATTHEW RHYS JOEL BRAY (Chair) Appointed: 2021

STEVE EDWARDS Appointed: 2022

VICTORIA LOUISE LOVELL Appointed: 2021

NEIL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew with St Sidwell, Exeter, PLYMOUTH PARTNERSHIP IN MISSION,

ROBIN MARK ELSDON-DEW Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: RIVER CHURCH IPSWICH, MANCHESTER CCRC TRUST, FAMILY LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2021, number: 1194618

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bay Church St Andrews
Sands Road
Paignton
Torbay
Devon
TQ4 6HA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC LIVING IN TORBAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE.

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