Finance Score: -12
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -16 ?

THE SURREY ASSEMBLY HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES 

Advancing the Christian religion as practised by that body of Christians known as Jehovah's Witnesses: Advancing public religious education:promoting public religious worship: maintaining improving and promoting the Surrey Assembly Hall as a place for public religious worship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/08/21*£34£111£-77n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/08/20*£228£215£13n/an/an/an/an/a290
31/08/19£346£288£57n/an/an/an/an/a280
31/08/18£347£307£40£0£0£0n/a0300
31/08/17*£365£575£-210£0£0£0n/a0250
31/08/16£348£360£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£311£592£-281£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£313£164£149£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£312£120£192£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£456£144£312£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£308£158£150£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£331£148£182£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£320£140£179£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£309£105£204£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£480£101£379£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£250£103£146£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£226£126£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£140£185£-44£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

office@surreyassemblyhall.co.uk

01342843866

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 45 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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Lower River Crane Restoration Feasibility
£5,070 01/04/2018
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Lower River Crane Restoration Feasibility
£12,577 01/04/2018
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Lower River Crane Restoration Feasibility
£13,260 01/04/2018
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Lower River Crane Restoration Feasibility
£22,605 01/04/2018
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Lower River Crane Restoration Feasibility
£23,288 01/04/2018
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2002, number: 1090209
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 146 days late, AR20: 253 days late, AR17: 4 days late, AR14: 100 days late, AR13: 464 days late, AR09: 95 days late, AR08: 259 days late, AR07: 36 days late, AR06: 401 days late,
Main office

Surrey Assembly Hall
Brickhouse Lane
South Godstone
Godstone
RH9 8JW

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') IN THE AREA OF THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND:(1) ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS PRACTISED BY THAT BODY OF CHRISTIAN KNOWN AS JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES.(2) ADVANCING PUBLIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION;(3) PROMOTING PUBLIC RELIGIOUS WORSHIP;(4) MAINTAINING, IMPROVING AND PROMOTING THE SURREY ASSEMBLY HALL AS A PLACE FOR PUBLIC RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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