Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

BIRTLEY SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

Monday at 7.30pm Divine Service Monday & Thursday 6pm to 7pm Spiritual Healing, & Awareness Class Wednesday 1st of the month 7.00pm Lyceum Group, Wednesday 7.00pm Members Developing Class, Wednesday at 5.30pm Awareness Class, Thursday at 7.30pm Public Open Circle. Thursday at 7.30pm Special Service once a month, Saturday 10am to 4pm Workshops every two months.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/12/23	£12	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/12/22	£12	£7	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29
31/12/21	£15	£5	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/12/20	£3	£9	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	£13	£5	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/18	£14	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£15	£10	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£13	£9	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£11	£17	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

https://birtley-spiritualist-church.ueniweb.c

bill-fiddes@tiscali.co.uk

01915976275

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
34 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HELEN BEST Appointed: 2022

PETER CLARKE Appointed: 2018

RAYMOND GRIMES Appointed: 2010

STEPHEN CARR Appointed: 2023

VICTORIA MCKEOUGH Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2015, number: 1160210

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

26 Joicey Gardens
STANLEY
County Durham
DH9 0PL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION AND THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY OF SPIRITUALISM ON THE BASIS OF THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF SPIRITUALISM.

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