Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE BRIDGE CHURCH HORWICH

We are a Christian Church who are actively involved within our community working with numerous groups including children of all ages and adults from all backgrounds

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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		£65	£59	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£61	£23	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£23	£16	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£17	£9	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£15	£13	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£12	£11	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£11	£13	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£12	£14	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£15	£13	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£17	£16	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£20	£20	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£31	£35	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£36	£41	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£37	£44	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£51	£58	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£58	£49	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£55	£46	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£73	£72	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£85	£65	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	*	£75	£61	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 26 years

www.bridgebolton.com

bridgehorwich@gmail.com

01204361704

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bridge Church Horwich
£3,690	10/01/2021	Re-establish a community cafe offering a tots area, refreshments, debt help and knit and natter
Bolton CVS - Grant to The Bridge Church
£4,249	10/01/2021	Recommence luncheon club serving hot meal, quiz and activities to encourage members to reconnect

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW PAUL STOKES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Manager

PAUL PAYNE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

RICHARD COOKE Appointed: 2018

STEWART PATRICK WILSON

SUE STOKES Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/07/1998, number: 1070759

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR04: 15 days late,

Main office

Rock Street
Horwich
BL6 5QS

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 BOLTON

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