Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs high: -3

No volunteer policy: -2
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: -5

HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

To facilitate the establishment of a local church which acts as a positive influence on the local community and which seeks to be a benefit to other local churches spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These activities include a varied youth programme, building and maintaining of relationships with like minded churches and continuing the support of CB&C (the trading arm of the Fellowship)

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
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/01/23	£1,936	£1,689	£247	£420	£9,719	£9,719	69	35	500
31/01/22	£1,822	£1,391	£431	£357	£9,472	£9,472	81.7	34	500
31/01/21	£1,765	£1,368	£397	£308	£9,041	£9,041	79.3	40	400
31/01/20	£2,109	£1,632	£478	£479	£8,645	£8,645	63.6	42	400
31/01/19	£1,982	£1,319	£663	£460	£8,167	£8,167	74.3	36	400
31/01/18	£1,880	£1,287	£593	£438	£7,504	£7,504	70	37	0
31/01/17	£1,788	£1,401	£387	£440	£6,911	£6,911	59.2	35	0
31/01/16	£2,056	£1,504	£552	£430	£6,524	£6,524	52	23	0
31/01/15	£1,887	£1,500	£387	£423	£5,972	£5,972	47.8	23	0
31/01/14	£2,064	£1,531	£534	£439	£5,585	£5,585	43.8	23	0
31/01/13	£1,798	£1,580	£219	£431	£5,051	£5,051	38.4	22	0
31/01/12	£1,875	£1,626	£249	£469	£4,833	£4,833	35.7	20	0
31/01/11	£1,782	£1,661	£121	£465	£4,584	£4,584	33.1	24	0
31/01/10	£1,540	£1,464	£77	£341	£4,463	£4,463	36.6	25	0
31/01/09	£1,235	£827	£408	£204	£4,386	£4,386	63.6	17	0
31/01/08	£1,169	£730	£439	£730	£3,978	£3,978	65.4	15	0
31/01/07	£1,275	£686	£589	£201	£3,539	£3,539	61.9	12	0
31/01/06	£1,006	£587	£419	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/05	£1,482	£577	£905	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/04	£807	£572	£235	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 196%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 69 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 40 years

huddersfieldchristianfellowship.com

info@huddersfieldchristianfellowship.com

01484514088

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Kirklees,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

35 employees
500 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	27/06/2018	Oak Room Kitchen

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Gender Split

ADRIAN SMITH

ANDREW JAMES GOGGINS Appointed: 2016

JAMES NORMAN CLARKSON

JONATHAN EDWARD SKINNER (Chair)

JAMES ADAM LEWIS Appointed: 2016

MARK WILLIAM SIDDING Appointed: 2022

STUART GLADSTONE

COLIN JAMES CAMPBELL, Other trusteeship: CEDAR CHURCH,

JONATHAN LUKE NICHOLS Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: CEDAR CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/12/1983, number: 514595

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

FAO MR JAMES LEWIS
CATHEDRAL HOUSE
ST. THOMAS ROAD
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 3LG

Objectives

(A) THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE HUDDERSFIELD AREA AND ELSEWHERE. (B) THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN WORK OF THE HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AT HUDDERSFIELD BEING THAT OF THE BELIEVERS HOLDING THE DOCTRINES OF BELIEF SET FORTH IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST (C) THE RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND POVERTY CONSEQUENT UPON THE EFFECT OF PERSONAL LOCAL NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HUDDERSFIELD WEST YORKSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

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