Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY INTERNATIONAL UK

We develop and publish Christian Bible study notes and commentaries and other teaching materials pertaining to the Bible on the pattern established by Community Bible Study International and establish and promote non-denominational Bible study classes utilising these materials
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/08/23£44£44£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£26£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£205£183£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£304£280£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£340£324£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£198£203£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17*£176£156£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16*£103£103£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15*£78£88£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£71£61£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£75£74£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£61£67£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11*£42£45£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£34£43£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£22£23£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£23£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£30£30£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

https://uk.communitybiblestudy.org/

info@cbsuk.org

01904339746

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON ELIZABETH BAGG (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • MICHELLE TOBY SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • PAUL MICHAEL HUDSON
  • RICHARD CHARLES ALVAREZ Appointed: 2022
  • SIMON CHARLES DE CHAIR BAKER Appointed: 2016
  • STUART CROSSLEY Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/1995, number: 1044255
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 46 days late, AR16: 44 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR11: 24 days late,
Main office

37 LOWFIELDS DRIVE
YORK
YO24 3DQ

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND EDUCATION (B) ESTABLISHING TRAINING CLASSES FOR BIBLE STUDY LEADERS (C) ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING BIBLE STUDY CLASSES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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