Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SWINEMOOR CHRISTIAN TRUST 

The trust which is a Christian organisation runs a community charity shop on Swinemoor estate in Beverley. Items are sold at a very affordable price. At the front of the shop is an area where free refreshments are served and people can chat. The objectives of the charity are to advance the Christian faith as the trustees of the charity may from time to time see fit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 19 years

johnthorntonbeevors@yahoo.co.uk

01482 862932

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

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
31/12/22£24£31£-8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/21£32£18£13n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£29£18£11n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19£26£41£-15n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18£22£18£5£0£0£0n/a012
31/12/17£19£12£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£16£13£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£15£8£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£25£28£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£17£15£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£16£20£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£18£15£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£19£14£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£17£14£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£25£10£15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • 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 (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 58-80
  • JOHN BEEVORS (Chair) Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Church Leader
  • SUSAN EDWARDS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Secretary/Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2005, number: 1109422
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/11/2004, number: 05296397
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 12 days late,
Main office

Swinemoor Charity Shop
7 Samman Road
BEVERLEY
HU17 0BS

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE SWINEMOOR AREA OF BEVERLEY IN THE COUNTY OR EAST YORKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED 'THE TRUSTEES') MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SWINEMOOR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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