Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL

Own and operate housing (45 flats in total) for people aged 50 years or over. Funding provided for various voluntary organisations in the BournemouthPoole/Dorset Area. Some are annual donations, and others are applied for each year as "one off" grants. Liaise with all the Free Churches in the Bournemouth Area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£188£187£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£190£182£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£190£182£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£171£166£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£173£151£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£165£178£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£162£114£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£155£113£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£156£104£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£148£155£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£148£102£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£131£222£-91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£133£121£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£125£185£-60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£130£104£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£133£89£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£120£135£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£119£91£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£99£45£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£109£60£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years
(123 years as a company)

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Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-83
  • ANTHONY JOSEPH FERNAND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • DELIA CUTLER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired
  • JEAN BUTLER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired
  • LESLEY CAROL MARGARET FERNAND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • LINDA PAIN (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired
  • MAJOR DAVID ALTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Salvation Army Officer
  • MARK JOSEPH PRIESTLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/1963, number: 209084
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/11/1901, number: 00071778
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Flat 8
4 Church Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH6 4AT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF THE CHURCHES AND ITS SOCIETIES ETC. TO CONSIDER AND DEAL WITH SPIRITUAL AND MORAL WELFARE MATTER IN THE AREA. TO FOUND, TAKE OVER, MANAGE SCHOOLS COLLEGES ETC. FOR ALL GRADES AND TYPES. TO PROVIDE BOARD, LODGING ETC. FOR STUDENTS AND AFFORD FACILITIES FOR STUDY. TO PROMOTE, INITIATE AND CARRY ON EVANGELISTIC WORK. TO PRINT, PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE RELIGIOUS AND INSTRUCTIVE LITERATURE. TO FORM, MAINTAIN A LIBRARY OR LIBRARIES OF LITERATURE. TO ACQUIRE BY GIFT, PURCHASE, LEASE ETC. LANDS AND BUILDINGS, REAL AND PERSONAL, MAINTAIN AND DISPOSE OF ETC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOURNEMOUTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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