Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE ST MARTIN'S GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS BELL RESTORATION FUND

To advance the Christian religion by providing financial assistance to Churches in the Diocese of Birmingham for maintaining and improvement of bell installations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£9£1£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£13£0£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£6£10£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£4£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£3£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£6£0£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1£9£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£5£1£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 46 years

stmartinsguild.org

smgcbr@gmail.com

07703322454

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY DAW Appointed: 2020
  • CLARE MCARDLE Appointed: 2020
  • DON FINNEMORE
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/1979, number: 508571
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 11 days late, AR07: 27 days late,
Main office

94 Lodge Hill Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6NG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THEIR BELL INSTALLATIONS BY MAKING GRANTS TO THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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