Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

WELLSPRING PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (WELLING) 

As well as our religious activities with regular Sunday services, weekly prayer and Bible study meetings, we do community outreach holding several youth clubs and a toddlers group, advancing the Christian faith through social action.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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
31/03/23*£57£61£-4n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£51£58£-7n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£46£58£-12n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£43£39£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£41£35£6n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18£41£49£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£34£49£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£49£36£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£48£54£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£58£53£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£46£33£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£38£53£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£38£53£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£45£43£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£61£61£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£68£72£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£56£64£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£65£63£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£79£58£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£50£55£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.wellspringpentecostal.org.uk

OFFICE@WELLSPRINGPENTECOSTAL.ORG.UK

02083042273

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/1996, number: 1054381
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 60 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR14: 3 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 111 days late, AR11: 22 days late,
Main office

Wellspring Pentecostal Church
New Road
WELLING
DA16 1QJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE WELLING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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