Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY CHURCH

The primary objective of the church is the advancement of the Christian religion. This objective is met through the weekly meetings held in Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Blackburn and through regular meetings in members' homes and at other local venues. The church also supports mission and relief activities in the UK and overseas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22		£89	£99	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£68	£63	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£67	£66	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£43	£34	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£46	£52	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£50	£55	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£119	£63	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£67	£60	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£76	£56	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13		£62	£67	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12		£65	£81	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11		£83	£69	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10		£65	£62	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	*	£52	£62	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08		£106	£56	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	*	£64	£60	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	*	£70	£58	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£55	£50	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£49	£48	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 30 years

www.ccblackburn.org

office@ccblackburn.org

07929359595

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Kairos Housing Hub Renovation
£1,000	29/07/2022	To run community meals and a social 'drop in' session to support refused refugees and asylum seekers.
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Community Church Blackburn (CCB)
£5,000	02/07/2021	£5,000 single grant towards Kairos Housing - a safe accommodation project for destitute asylum seekers and refugees in Blackburn

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

SYLVANUS BOWLIN Appointed: 2017

GINA BERRY

GEOFFREY JAMES SHANKS Appointed: 2017

MIRIAM HAMILTON Appointed: 2021

ANGELA KAREN SHANKS (Chair), Other trusteeships: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED, KAIROS HOUSING,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/10/1994, number: 1041251

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR09: 52 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR06: 12 days late,

Main office

Wesley Hall Methodist Church
Feilden Street
BLACKBURN
BB2 1LQ

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (C) TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THE SAID COUNTY OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE

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