Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

WEST AUCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH 

To advance the Christian faith through practical local community activity and engagement and to relieve sickness and financial hardship through the provision of counselling and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

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
31/12/22£133£134£-1n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£150£114£36n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£142£106£36n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/19£112£98£14n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/12/18*£98£87£11£0£0£0n/a070
31/12/17£110£76£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£111£79£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£196£64£132£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£114£57£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£78£52£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£87£35£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£101£33£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£136£31£104£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.westaucklandvineyard.net

westaucklandvineyard@gmail.com

07557736386

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-81
  • GRAHAM WOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Manager
  • IAN BLAKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2010, number: 1134688
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/2009, number: 06973220
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR18: 50 days late, AR15: 84 days late,
Main office

The Well
46 East Green
West Auckland
BISHOP AUCKLAND
DL14 9HJ

Objectives

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH [IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OFBELIEFS] IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THEWORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVEGOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND,INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAYTHINK FIT; AND3.1.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITEDKINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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