Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

KINGSWOOD CHURCH 

To advance the Christian faith through teaching and training. To relieve sickess and financial hardship and preserve good health through the provision of counselling and support.
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 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
Established: 16 years

www.kingswood-church.org

info@kingswood-church.org

07742609336

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£71£83£-12n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/22£68£55£13n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/21£63£47£16n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/20£54£44£10n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£34£41£-7n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/18£34£37£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£42£41£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£33£40£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£40£39£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£29£30£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£39£30£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£34£31£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£33£34£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£39£27£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£18£16£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
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
  • 24 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Welshpool & District Foodbank
£7,200 06/10/2023
Emergency Support Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Welshpool & District Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Welshpool & District Foodbank
£3,433 30/10/2019
12
New storage facilities/consultation room
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Welshpool & District Foodbank
£3,433 30/10/2019
New storage facilities/consultation room

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Age Range of Trustees: 60-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2008, number: 1122959
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2008, number: 06481224
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

KINGSWOOD
CHURCH ROAD
WELSHPOOL
SY21 7LN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN WELSHPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY 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 CHURCH.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 WELSHPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WELSHPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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