Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

GOSPEL STANDARD AID AND POOR RELIEF SOCIETY

To provide financial assstance to needy cases who qualify under the rules of the trust deed and to publish monthly the Gospel Standard and Friendly Companion magazines.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£192	£214	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21		£476	£198	£278	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/20		£100	£204	£-105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£119	£211	£-93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£112	£207	£-95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£119	£194	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£152	£197	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£124	£192	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£283	£187	£97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£166	£157	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£155	£147	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£279	£146	£132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£171	£136	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£110	£146	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£457	£143	£314	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£569	£130	£438	£20	£2,386	£0	n/a	3	0
31/12/06	*	£354	£133	£221	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£156	£136	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£150	£145	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 59 years

www.gospelstandard.org.uk

01582762717

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Australia, Throughout England, United States,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Gender Split

BRYAN EDWARD IZZARD

GILBERT WILLIAM HYDE

TREVOR HAROLD WILLIAM SCOTT Appointed: 2013

ANDREW JOHN COLLINS Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND, THE GOSPEL STANDARD BAPTIST LIBRARY FUND, THE PIGGOTT CHARITY, GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND,

BRIAN PHILIP MERCER Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: THE GOSPEL STANDARD BAPTIST LIBRARY FUND, PROVIDENCE STRICT BAPTIST CHAPEL,

DAVID WILLIAM KERLEY, Other trusteeships: POOR SAINTS' FUND, SWAVESEY NONCONFORMIST CEMETERY,

DAVID FRANCIS STEVENS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND, THE GOSPEL STANDARD BAPTIST LIBRARY FUND, THE PIGGOTT CHARITY, GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND,

DR ANDREW FRANK WILDERSPIN Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE GOSPEL STANDARD BAPTIST LIBRARY FUND,

GERALD DAVID BUSS (Chair), Other trusteeship: J E BOWYER CHARITABLE WILL TRUST,

JOHN BENJAMIN HART Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND, WAR MEMORIAL HOMES, THE PIGGOTT CHARITY, FREE GRACE EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION, GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND,

JOHN HENRY COTTINGTON, Other trusteeships: THE GOSPEL STANDARD BAPTIST LIBRARY FUND, PROVIDENCE STRICT BAPTIST CHAPEL,

TIMOTHY JAMES PARISH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Contracts Manager, Other trusteeship: THE GOSPEL STANDARD TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/1965, number: 209373

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 19 days late, AR06: 384 days late,

Main office

5 ROUNDWOOD GARDENS
HARPENDEN
AL5 3AJ

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE RELIEF IN NEED, WHETHER OCCASIONED BY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR OLD AGE OF;(I) STRICT BAPTIST MINISTERS, THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDANTS; AND OR(II) MEMBERS OF STRICT BAPTIST CHURCHES; AND OR(III) PERSONS WHO HAVE REGULARLY ATTENDED RELIGIOUS WORSHIP FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS AT STRICT BAPTIST CHAPELS.(B) THE AUGMENTATION OF THE WORKING FUNDS OF NEEDY STRICT BAPTIST CHURCHES IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES. (2) THE INCOME AND PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE APPLIED SOLELY TOWARDS THE PROMOTION OF THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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