Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

SOUTH CHARD CHURCH

To live out the Christian faith in South Chard, Chard and local villages in Somerset, other parts of the UK and the world. Its services include public worship, community support services and international mission work. Our main beneficiaries are local people and those who require assistance overseas. We are financed by the giving of our local congregation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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	*	£88	£60	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£55	£55	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/21		£62	£64	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£72	£66	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19		£59	£66	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/18		£58	£46	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£48	£53	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£27	£19	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

southchard.co.uk

admin@southchard.org

01460 221215

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a community hub, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£6,000	06/02/2023	Grant to South Chard Church
Somerset Community Foundation - Business development, including salary for a community worker to undertake various activities in the town
£15,000	24/05/2022	Business development, including salary for a community worker to undertake various activities in the town

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GILLIAN GRACE BOUGH Appointed: 2022

JACQUELINE TRACEY NADEAU Appointed: 2014

JENNIFER GRACE REID Appointed: 2022

MARK ANDREW THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/10/2014, number: 1158883

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR23: 66 days late, AR17: 22 days late, AR16: 4 days late,

Main office

South Chard Church
Post Office Lane
South Chard
Chard
TA20 2PN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH) IN SOUTH CHARD, SOMERSET AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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