Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH WEST LANE BAPTIST CHAPEL 

West Lane Baptist Church provides an area for regular worship, and an active Sunday School. Additional activities the Church supports are monthly Drop- ins,Youth Group,Film Cafes. The church is open to the church family and the local community for a variety of regular events: Operatic Society,Bronte Society meetings and events,Parish Council meetings,exercise classes, Film Club and social events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
30/06/23*£91£40£52n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/06/22£71£70£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21*£65£78£-12n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/06/20£73£84£-10n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/06/19*£102£96£6n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/06/18*£67£79£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£68£80£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£57£60£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£103£52£50£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£53£69£-16£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£51£55£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£52£51£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£54£47£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£52£46£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£34£44£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£36£48£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07*£36£36£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£38£34£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£36£37£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£33£28£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 48 years

www.westlanebaptistcentre.org.uk

westlanebaptistchurch@outlook.com

07936947742

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Worth Valley Food Bank (West Lane Baptist Centre)
£2,528 22/10/2022
We would like to provide local families in need with essential food and toiletries. We also provide signposting for advice and support on financial matters and wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 25/09/2018
Kitchen Refurbishment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/05/1976, number: 505183
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR21: 4 days late, AR19: 111 days late, AR18: 42 days late, AR07: 19 days late,
Main office

West Lane Baptist Church
West Lane
Haworth
KEIGHLEY
BD22 8EN

Objectives

1. TO BE USED AS A CHAPEL OR MEETING OR MEETING HOUSE FOR THE DOING PERFORMING AND EXERCISING DIVINE SERVICE AFTER THE MANNER OF THE BAPTISTS DENOMINATION. 2. FOR USE AS A BURIAL PLACE FOR THE SAID CHAPEL. 3. FOR THE MINISTER FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE SAID CHAPEL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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