Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

HOPE CHURCH BEDLINGTON

The Church holds weekly services in Bedlington which are open to the public and profiled in our publicity material. The Church also runs youth programmes. The Church continued to run a Community Help Hub during 2018/19 providing assistance to those seeking to apply for jobs or benefits, and a Debt Advice Centre affiliated to Christians Against Poverty, but both closed towards the end of the year.

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 have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 11 years

www.hopechurchbedlington.co.uk

info@hopechurchbedlington.co.uk

01670825500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/23	£96	£80	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/08/22	£110	£80	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/08/21	£77	£62	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/20	£89	£59	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/08/19	£68	£70	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/08/18	£79	£69	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£97	£77	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£122	£74	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£79	£68	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£86	£31	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
55 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Tackling long term unemployment
£2,500	26/07/2017	To support towards core running costs.
Joseph Rank Trust - Hope Church Bedlington
£30,000	04/05/2017	To part fund the Church property scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADRIAN MILLS GIBBINS Appointed: 2013

OLIVER NICHOLAS SEYMOUR Appointed: 2024

SALLY ROSE-MARIE POXON (Chair) Appointed: 2013

THOMAS GALLAGHER Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: R21,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/09/2013, number: 1153786

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Community Help Hub
30 Front Street West
BEDLINGTON
Northumberland
NE22 5UB

Objectives

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH PRODUCED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.(2)THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPALS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.(3)TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED BECAUSE OF:(A)SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH(B)AGE(C)FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR(D)SOME OTHER REASON BY ANY PROPER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND INCLUDING (WHERE APPROPRIATE BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION)THE PROVISION OF ADVICE;THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES TO COMBAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT NEED

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