Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WESTGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE 

Christian Church (Baptist)
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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 15 years

www.westgatebaptist.org.uk

info@westgatebaptist.org.uk

01912720647

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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
31/12/22£188£136£51n/an/an/an/an/a49
31/12/21£181£170£10n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/12/20£187£138£49n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/19£162£180£-18n/an/an/an/an/a110
31/12/18£192£142£50£0£0£0n/a053
31/12/17£203£192£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£191£183£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£195£202£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£209£178£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£172£170£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£180£181£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£203£242£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£176£204£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£204£194£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 49 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£24,621 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Funding of the Rights Advice Service
£7,296 16/11/2017
Funding of the Rights Advice Service
Tudor Trust - Grant to Westgate Baptist Church
£35,000 11/10/2017
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the running costs of a drop-in service for refugees and asylum seekers in Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Funding of the Rights Advice Service
£4,629 22/11/2016
Towards Funding of the Rights Advice Service
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Hub
£10,000 03/11/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing support and rights advice to refugee and asylum seekers in Newcastle upon Tyne
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Rights Advice on asylum, citizenship, housing, work and benefits
£10,000 03/11/2016
Towards Rights Advice on asylum, citizenship, housing, work and benefits
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Rights Advisers salary
£5,142 23/09/2015
Towards Rights Advisers salary
Tudor Trust - Grant to Westgate Baptist Church
£30,000 28/10/2014
36
over three years towards the running costs of a drop-in for refugees and asylum seekers in Newcastle
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2009, number: 1128703
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR14: 10 days late, AR13: 53 days late, AR12: 225 days late, AR10: 13 days late, AR09: 206 days late,
Main office

WESTGATE BAPTIST CHURCH
366 WESTGATE ROAD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 6NX

Objectives

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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