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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

GILGAL BAPTIST CHURCH, PORTHCAWL

The activities include:regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching & teachingbaptismCommunion of the Lord's Supperevangelism & missionteaching, encouragement, welcome & inclusion of young peoplenuture & growth of Christian discipleseducation & training for Christian & community servicegiving & encouraging pastoral caresupporting & encouraging charitable social action.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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 benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£193£166£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£202£150£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£225£109£116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£191£167£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£196£157£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£387£161£226n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£193£145£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£223£145£78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£147£141£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£155£156£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£141£124£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£111£114£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£106£118£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£105£101£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.gilgal.co.uk

faith@gilgal.co.uk

01656785046

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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 buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bridgend,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Joseph Rank Trust - Gilgal Baptist Church
£30,000 21/01/2021
To part fund the Church property scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

  • ANTHONY JOHN HORNSBY
  • ALISON FARROW Appointed: 2013
  • CARYL GILL Appointed: 2018
  • DAPHNE HARRIS
  • ELIZABETH MARY REES
  • JACQUELINE CROLE Appointed: 2013
  • LAWRENCE STEPHEN KNOWLES Appointed: 2023
  • LINDA HARBER Appointed: 2021
  • MARK PEERS Appointed: 2023
  • MALCOLM JOHN NICHOLAS Appointed: 2021
  • REV MARTIN JAMES GILLARD (Chair)
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2010, number: 1134864
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

Gilgal Baptist Church
Park Avenue
Porthcawl
CF36 3EP

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:

UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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