Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4
Income diversified: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 22

STOPSLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Activities include: prayer, worship,bible study, children's activities for those aged from babies to 11 years, youth activities for young people aged 11 to 19 years, mentoring support and developing social skills in young people including young carers and young parents, missions work both locally and overseas and activities for seniors.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Income generation is well diversified
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,086,025 available, equivalent to 48 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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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	£748	£520	£228	£5	£2,144	£2,086	48.1	12	159
31/12/21	£503	£507	£-4	£4	£1,892	£49	1.2	12	220
31/12/20	£546	£520	£25	£4	£1,891	£1,833	42.3	12	196
31/12/19	£527	£546	£-19	£5	£1,847	£1,811	39.8	11	215
31/12/18	£559	£524	£34	£6	£1,863	£1,819	41.6	11	250
31/12/17	£533	£497	£36	£5	£1,788	£1,765	42.6	10	0
31/12/16	£577	£574	£4	£5	£1,847	£1,819	38.1	12	0
31/12/15	£577	£530	£47	£10	£1,843	£1,798	40.7	12	0
31/12/14?	£760	£672	£88	£14	£1,797	£1,762	31.5	14	0
20/09/13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 48.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 6.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 11 years

www.stopsley.net

office@stopsley.net

01582727352

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees
159 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£75,239
Henry Smith Charity	£69,400
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£68,240
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£11,130

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£2,500	30/11/2022	This project will provide the opportunity to develop and grow a community partnership with your local McDonald’s restaurant. This will support disadvantaged children and young people to reach ....more This project will provide the opportunity to develop and grow a community partnership with your local McDonald’s restaurant. This will support disadvantaged children and young people to reach their full potential.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - We plan to make the warm space available from 9.30am to 1.30pm on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays. For budget see costs below.
£1,000	24/11/2022	Stopsley Baptist Church main building
Co-Operative Group - Grant to GreenHouse Mentoring
£2,720	22/10/2022	We would like to recruit and train at least twenty volunteers so we can provide mentoring services to referred young people aged 8-18 in Luton.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£69,400	10/02/2022 36	towards three years' salary of a Green House Mentoring Coordinator at a project providing support for young people from disadvantaged communities in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - GreenHouse mentoring
£19,520	08/02/2022	A mentoring project for young people across Luton delivered by Greenhouse mentoring
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£70,349	03/02/2022	This project will provide skills courses and mentoring for young people experiencing local deprivation from Luton. Outcomes will include increased social skills, resilience and young people's ability ....more This project will provide skills courses and mentoring for young people experiencing local deprivation from Luton. Outcomes will include increased social skills, resilience and young people's ability to realise potential and personal growth.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Workshops and mentoring of young people at risk of gang and knife crime
£3,484	20/01/2022	3 skills courses: self awareness through six words, exploring identity through creative process, raising awareness of gang and knife crime and one2one mentoring relationships
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	21/05/2021	GreenHouse Mentoring
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£18,983	18/02/2021 8	GreenHouse Mentoring
Co-Operative Group - Grant to GreenHouse Mentoring
£3,874	24/10/2020	We will train volunteers in the community to become mentors and help young people in Luton.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
£5,377	10/07/2020 2	Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£2,390	17/06/2020	COVID19 - Grant for activity packs to support online mentoring for young people isolating at home living in areas of local deprivation. Mentoring support will increase mentees confidence, social ....more COVID19 - Grant for activity packs to support online mentoring for young people isolating at home living in areas of local deprivation. Mentoring support will increase mentees confidence, social skills and emotional wellbeing.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Greenhouse Mentoring Project
£19,876	11/02/2020 8	GreenHouse Mentoring
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	07/02/2020	GreenHouse Mentoring
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church - GreenHouse Mentoring
£4,537	15/11/2019	We want to recruit and train volunteer mentors, to help local young people improve their independence, confidence and social skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church (Project GreenHouse Mentoring)
£7,770	19/11/2018	Train Volunteers in the Community to become mentors and help young people in Luton
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Greenhouse Mentoring Project
£18,336	11/09/2018 11	GreenHouse Mentoring
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Greenhouse Mentoring Project
£5,332	20/07/2018 4	Volunteer Retention & Management
Co-Operative Group - Grant to GreenHouse Mentoring - project of Stopsley Baptist Church
£2,964	29/11/2017	Help fund calendars for mentees, volunteers and local people to help them keep track of the many activities and events we run.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£44,533	17/10/2017 36	This project will provide out of school 1:1 and group mentoring sessions as well as short courses in a deprived area. Outcomes include increased self esteem, improved social skills and self awareness ....more This project will provide out of school 1:1 and group mentoring sessions as well as short courses in a deprived area. Outcomes include increased self esteem, improved social skills and self awareness and a better ability to deal with future problems.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stopsley Baptist Church
£37,600	17/09/2015 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing mentoring and support services to disadvantaged young people in Luton

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-70

JOANNE RUTH WHITE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Church Ministry Director

LUCINDA YULE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

ALEXANDER CHARLES DAVIE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher

IAN PIRKS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

JEREMY HYLTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Independent Financial Advisor

LAURA MUDD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

NEIL RICHARD MATTOCKS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Aviation Analyst

REV STEPHEN DAVID MOODY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

CLIVE DESILVER ROBERTS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Local Government Officer, Other trusteeship: COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE AND MENA,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2013, number: 1150563
Registered at Companies House on 14/04/2011, number: 07605036

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

STOPSLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
ST. THOMAS'S ROAD
LUTON
LU2 7XP

Objectives

3. THE CHURCH'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE ELDERS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND 3.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE ELDERS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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