Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE ASSOCIATION OF GRACE BAPTIST CHURCHES (SOUTH EAST)

Objects of the Association are to:1 uphold and promote the Doctrinal Basis2 promote the unity and prosperity of its Member Churches3 assist the Member Churches in their charitable purposes as recognised in English Law4 devise and employ means for the furtherance of the gospel primarily in the Home Counties Geographical Area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly 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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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		£334	£513	£-178	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21		£542	£616	£-75	£3	£7,253	£6,720	130.9	6	0
31/12/20		£358	£530	£-172	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£484	£538	£-55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£409	£603	£-194	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£405	£497	£-91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£398	£441	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£1,255	£473	£782	£5	£7,076	£6,393	162.1	6	0
31/12/14		£561	£376	£185	£7	£5,054	£4,446	141.9	6	0
31/12/13		£403	£376	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£383	£385	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£293	£374	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	*	£263	£403	£-141	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£305	£370	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£299	£297	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£263	£326	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£295	£273	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£387	£267	£121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£311	£284	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 46 years

www.gracebaptists.org

office@gracebaptists.org

02072871200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Throughout London, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ANDREW AENEAS OTTLEY

ADRIAN JOHN CREEDY Appointed: 2017

ANDREW JAMES WIGHAM Appointed: 2016

BEN OWAIN JONES Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED,

CHOLA MUKANGA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Church Pastor, Other trusteeship: GRACE BAPTIST PARTNERSHIP,

DAVID MORTIMER Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: PRIORS CHARITY, ARCHBISHOP TENISON'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION, CHESHAM STUDENTS' AND APPRENTICES FUND, GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED,

DR PHILIP MARK WOODLEY Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: GRACE BAPTIST PARTNERSHIP, GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED,

DR STEPHEN JOHN LLOYD Appointed: 2013

JAMES DAVID SAYERS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: PRAISE TRUST,

JAMES SOUTHCOMBE Appointed: 2018

MARGARET O'MARA, Other trusteeships: PARTICULAR BAPTIST FUND, GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED,

PAUL JONATHAN SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: THE EVANGELICAL TIMES LIMITED,

PETER THOMAS FUGGLE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED,

RYAN BURTON KING Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1978, number: 276352

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 15 days late, AR07: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRIGHTON on 05/01/2024

Main office

ASSOCIATION OF GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
62 Bride Street
LONDON
N7 8AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE UNITY AND PROSPERITY OF ASSOCIATED CHURCHES AND TO DEVISE AND EMPLOY MEANS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD IN LONDON, BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ESSEX, HAMPSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, KENT, OXFORDSHIRE, SURREY, AND SUSSEX.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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