Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

BOOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH 

Church of the Baptist Denomination serving Bookham, Surrey and surrounding locations. Support of missionaries and missionary activities worldwide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,409,937 available, equivalent to 88 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 15 years

www.bookhambaptistchurch.org.uk

office@bookhambaptist.org

01372811313

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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
30/09/22£576£603£-27£0£4,436£4,41087.721196
30/09/21£604£658£-54£0£4,463£4,42980.822194
30/09/20£586£631£-46£0£4,517£4,48085.221202
30/09/19£542£629£-88£0£4,562£4,52086.220211
30/09/18£629£567£62£0£4,650£4,62097.817206
30/09/17£556£618£-62£0£4,588£4,57588.870
30/09/16£519£617£-99£0£4,650£4,64290.3160
30/09/15£607£614£-8£5£4,237£4,22882.680
30/09/14£508£509£-1£4£4,245£4,23699.890
30/09/13£562£537£25£4£4,247£4,23694.680
30/09/12£656£571£84£4£4,222£4,21588.5110
30/09/11£501£612£-111£4£4,138£3246.4100
30/09/10£547£538£9£4£1,211£3838.5100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 87.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 7.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
  • 196 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,

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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Employment of Family Support Worker
£7,500 12/04/2022
Funding for a family support worker at a children's centre run by a church in Bookham.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Employment of Family Support Worker
£10,000 04/02/2021
Continuation funding for a family support worker at a children's centre in Mole Valley
Community Foundation for Surrey - Family Support Worker
£9,831 14/01/2020
11
Continuation funding for a family support worker
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bookham Baptist Children's Centre
£4,949 15/11/2019
We want to continue our parenting and mental health wellbeing courses for local families with children of any age.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Family Support/signposting worker
£7,000 07/06/2018
11
Family Support Worker salary for 1 year from September 2018.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Bookham Baptist Children's Centre
£5,000 15/12/2016
12
Employment of an Information and Signposting Officer for a Children's Centre, over the course of a year.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2009, number: 1129903
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

BOOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
LOWER ROAD
BOOKHAM
LEATHERHEAD
KT23 4DH

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
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