Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

GOLD HILL CHURCH TRUST 

The objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith & to exercise Christian charity by making grants to:1. Gold Hill Baptist Church & to other Christian organisations whose purpose is only the advance of the Christian faith, &2. Recognised charities engaged in the relief of illness, poverty or concerned with moral or spiritual welfare.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
05/04/23£716£714£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/22£1,044£1,044£0£0£-2£0n/a00
05/04/21£675£675£0£0£-2£0n/a00
05/04/20£756£756£0£0£-2£0n/a00
05/04/19£954£954£0£0£-2£0n/a00
05/04/18£1,743£1,824£-80£0£-2£0n/a00
05/04/17£685£686£-1£0£78£140.200
05/04/16£1,338£1,375£-37£0£79£140.100
05/04/15£1,087£1,086£1£2£116£140.200
05/04/14£689£671£18£2£115£140.300
05/04/13£609£606£3£2£97£140.300
05/04/12£639£622£17£2£94£140.300
05/04/11£535£524£12£2£77£140.300
05/04/10£472£472£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£513£528£-15£1£66£140.300
05/04/08£572£586£-15£41£99£320.700
05/04/07*£633£600£33£600£99£140.300
05/04/06*£500£490£11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£511£527£-16£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£474£484£-10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 100%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 40 years

ghct@goldhill.org

01753 342010

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/05/1984, number: 289179
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 171 days late, AR06: 47 days late, AR05: 12 days late,
Main office

The Hub: Gold Hill Baptist Church
Church Lane
Chalfont St. Peter
GERRARDS CROSS
Buckinghamshire
SL9 9RF

Objectives

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND EXERCISE OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY BY MAKING GRANTS (1) TO GOLD HILL BAPTIST CHURCH (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE SAID CHURCH) AND TO OTHER CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES MISSIONS MISSIONARY SOCIETIES OR INSTITUTIONS, (2) TO ANY RECOGNISED CHARITIES FOR THE CARE OF THE AGED, RELIEF IN SICKNESS OR POVERTY OR CONCERNED WITH THE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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