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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

KENSINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH 

The purposes of the Church shall be:-(1) the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Bristol and the surrounding neighbourhood; and(2) such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Managing Trustees further the work of the Church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
miles

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£400£514£-114n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£448£355£93n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£374£369£5n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£414£412£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£515£576£-61£0£818£67714.1815
31/03/18£519£475£43£0£878£68017.2100
31/03/17£601£578£23£0£835£70914.7110
31/03/16£466£509£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£465£447£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£458£430£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£423£387£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£349£377£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£346£341£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£309£300£9£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.kenbaptist.org

officeadmin@kenbaptist.org

01179511202

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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 human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Kensington Baptist Church
£2,000 15/11/2022
To provide food, drinks and warmth for local people attending the community café, which is free for local people

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/16 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2010, number: 1135272
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR10: 243 days late,
Main office

Kensington Baptist Church
208 Stapleton Road
BRISTOL
BS5 0NX

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MANAGING TRUSTEES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRISTOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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