Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUNYAN MEETING

The Charity aims to a) provide grants to individuals in Bedford, usually members of the Bunyan Meeting non-conformist Church, b) provide a grant towards the Church ministry,c) maintain the fabric of the church, manse and other investment buildings, d) maintain, operate and publicise the world - renowned John Bunyan Museum and library.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
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
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
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
31/12/21		£244	£410	£-166	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/20		£252	£330	£-77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/19		£271	£310	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/18		£300	£393	£-93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	70
31/12/17		£273	£355	£-82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	70
31/12/16		£384	£500	£-116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£384	£500	£-116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£424	£271	£153	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£226	£288	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	*	£67	£126	£-58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£99	£142	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£432	£83	£349	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£46	£77	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£55	£72	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£41	£102	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£39	£196	£-157	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£62	£187	£-125	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£156	£72	£84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 58 years

bunyanmeeting.co.uk

BUNYANMEETING@GMAIL.COM

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
70 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 - Wednesday Workshops
£2,400	03/09/2021	Funding will enable the return to in person art classes following the lifting of restrictions. The group has successfully run virtual workshops but many people have stated that they still feel ....more Funding will enable the return to in person art classes following the lifting of restrictions. The group has successfully run virtual workshops but many people have stated that they still feel isolated and have requested a return to face to face classes. There will however still be provision for those members who still do not feel ready to re-engage in person.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bunyan Meeting
£7,400	10/07/2020	COVID19: John Bunyan Museum & Library, Bunyan Meeting
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bunyan Meeting
£35,500	21/11/2017	Risk Takers and History Makers - Celebrating the voices of the Women of Bedford
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bunyan Meeting
£9,000	28/03/2017	The Journey – from Bunyan to the Brickworks: Bedford’s hidden heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Gender Split

ANDREW STEWART DUTHIE (Chair)

BRIAN FREDERICK CORNISH

BRIAN SIDNEY CAVES

CHERRY ANNE PROTHEROE

GEOFFREY FREDERICK SHAW Appointed: 2021

MR CHRIS WOOTTON

WENDY ELIZABETH HAYWARD-CARTER Appointed: 2022

DOREEN WATSON, Other trusteeship: GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST,

IAN ROWLANDS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BEDFORD MUSIC CLUB,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1966, number: 248195

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR12: 21 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR07: 179 days late, AR06: 512 days late, AR05: 877 days late, AR04: 1227 days late,

Main office

Bunyan Meeting
Mill Street
Bedford
MK40 3EU

Objectives

ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORD

Data Sources