Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Woking United Reformed Church Charity is a local Church of the denomination, the United Reformed Church. The Object is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church. It takes its Structure, Governance and Management from this Scheme of Union principally through the Church Meeting and Elders' Meeting.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
31/12/23	£524	£403	£120	£0	£1,853	£401	11.9	5	123
31/12/22	£364	£389	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	111
31/12/21	£292	£312	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	93
31/12/20	£374	£299	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	161
31/12/19	£318	£315	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	165
31/12/18	£295	£292	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£267	£293	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£218	£275	£-56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£235	£267	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£215	£210	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£200	£232	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£209	£228	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£285	£208	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£1,326	£143	£1,183	£0	£1,779	£50	4.2	2	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 11.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

http://www.wokingurc.org.uk

secretary@wokingurc.org.uk

01483763078

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Surrey,

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
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Advice and support
£5,000	08/10/2020	Funding toward the salary cost, extra cleaning costs and consumables for the re-opening of a church hall, based in Woking, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Woking United Reformed Church kitchen refurbishment
£3,000	28/07/2020 11	A contribution towards white goods for a community hall which supports multiple groups in the community of Woking

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

ANDREW NAYSMITH GIBB Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WESSEX) TRUST LIMITED, WOKING STREET ANGELS,

CATALINA WING MUI BROOK Appointed: 2015

CHRISTOPHER JAMES TEMPLE Appointed: 2019

GORDON JOHN PARRIS Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE CHOBHAM VILLAGE HALL, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION,

JOHN KERSHAW GODSLAND Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: WOKING STREET ANGELS,

JOHANNES MAARTEN VAN RENSSEN Appointed: 2019

JOHN ALAN HERBERT WEST Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: WOKING PEOPLE OF FAITH,

KEITH RODERICK BRADLEY

LOUISE ANN BUCKLAND Appointed: 2020

MARY JOAN TEMPLE Appointed: 2022

RACHEL VICTORIA LINDSTROM-THOMAS Appointed: 2024

REV LUCY MICHELLE BRIERLEY (Chair)

ROBIN GRAY Appointed: 2020

SUSAN MARY LOUDON Appointed: 2022

SUZANNAH ELIZABETH HERBERT Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2009, number: 1130926

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Woking United Reformed Church
White Rose Lane
Woking
GU22 7HA

Objectives

The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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