Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE BRADFORD COURT CHAPLAINCY SERVICE 

The object of the charity is to promote the mental and spiritual wellbeing of all court users, regardless of their gender,sexual orientation, religious beliefs and/or race by the provision of advice, counselling and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 16 years

www.bradfordcourtchaplaincy.org.uk

info@bradfordcourtchaplaincy.org.uk

01274722422

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
31/05/23£68£63£5n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/05/22£62£51£11n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/05/21£48£34£14n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/05/20£23£46£-23n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/05/19£126£119£7n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/05/18£108£78£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£34£49£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£47£56£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£59£58£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£74£54£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£39£47£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£60£58£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£44£58£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£44£51£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£59£1£58£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 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
National Lottery Community Fund - BCCS Assist
£135,000 26/04/2021
The funding will help to offer more free confidential practical support to anyone attending courts in Bradford both the Magistrates’ and Combined Courts (Crown Civil and Family) including ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 18/06/2019
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - BCCS Assist / Admin
£10,000 14/06/2018
12
The group will provide administrative support to their new café that offers work experience opportunities and allows people to access refreshments whilst attending court.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bradford Court Chaplaincy Service
£50,000 01/02/2017
24
over two years towards the start up costs of two community cafes within Bradford's courts which will provide employment and work placements for long-term unemployed people as well as a service to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bradford Court Chaplaincy Service
£37,700 12/09/2013
24
towards two years' salary of an Administration Manager, plus contribution towards volunteer costs and overheads for a charity in Bradford that supports defendants and victims of crime
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bradford Court Chaplaincy Service
£25,000 29/04/2013
over one year as continuation funding towards the running costs of a court-based chaplaincy project providing support to people attending court sessions

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 69-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2008, number: 1125624
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/05/2008, number: 06592288
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o BRADFORD MAGISTRATES COURT
THE TYRLS
BRADFORD
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD1 1LA

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING OF ALL COURT USERS AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 (A)(I), REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND/OR RACE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(I) THE TERM COURT USERS SHALL MEAN PERSONS EITHER ATTENDING OR WHO ARE EXPECTING TO ATTEND BRADFORD MAGISTRATES COURT OR ANY OTHER COURT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR THOSE ACCUSED OF COMMITTING OFFENCES TOGETHER WITH THEIR SPOUSES, PARTNERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, WITNESSES OF CRIME AS REFERRED BY WITNESS SUPPORT, MAGISTRATES, HER MAJESTY'S COURTS SERVICE STAFF, PROBATION SERVICE STAFF, CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE STAFF, DEFENCE SOLICITORS, COURT INTERPRETERS, THOSE ATTENDING THE CORONER'S COURT AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING COURT OUT OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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