Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 12

GILLINGHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH

We are a group of ordinary people living and working in North Dorset believing and trusting in an extraordinary God, who has changed our lives for the better and continues to be involved with each of us as individuals and as a community. The church is a community of people who relate to one another, through their common love of Jesus. It is not a building or an organisation.

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 has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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	£179	£181	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22	£214	£121	£93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£203	£83	£120	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20	£121	£100	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19	£104	£110	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	£139	£109	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£117	£113	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£77	£96	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£78	£88	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£79	£90	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£62	£77	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£105	£58	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£48	£53	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£23	£39	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.gillinghamcommunitychurch.co.uk

admin@gillinghamcommunitychurch.co.uk

01747825611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	04/02/2022	Wessex House Refurbishment
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	28/11/2017	GILLINGHAM OPEN DOOR
National Lottery Community Fund - Gillingham Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
£153,948	21/10/2015 59	The funding will be used to continue a project to provide debt advice to those living in financial hardship. The project offers a non-judgemental tailored service to families providing an opportunity ....more The funding will be used to continue a project to provide debt advice to those living in financial hardship. The project offers a non-judgemental tailored service to families providing an opportunity for them to find solutions to their debt situation. Debt coaches will advocate on behalf of clients in negotiating affordable payments. Peer support will also be provided by trained buddies, many of whom will have previously been clients.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ANGELA MARY SIDERFIN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Gardener

DR ANDREW SPARKES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon

KAREN GIBBONS Appointed: 2023

LIZ DORE Appointed: 2023

PETE BOND Appointed: 2023

RACHAEL JOAN WRIGHT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pastoral & Faculty Administrator

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2009, number: 1129261

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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Wessex House
8 High Street
GILLINGHAM
Dorset
SP8 4AG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;3.2 RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH, DISABILITY, AGE, OPPRESSION, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SUCH OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES AND PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO COMBAT SUCH NEEDS OR CONDITIONS; AND3.3 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DORSET

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