Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BOURNEMOUTH SPIRITUALIST CHURCH 

To advance and diffuse the knowledge of the religious philosophy of Spiritualism. The Church provides a comprehensive and wide programme of activities and events to a cross section of the public through Spiritualist teaching of divine services, spiritual awareness meetings, spiritual healing, discussion groups and workshops.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/22£27£36£-9n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/12/21*£70£17£52n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/20*£13£20£-7n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/12/19£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/18£30£56£-26£0£0£0n/a033
31/12/17£105£34£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£30£34£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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 (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2015, number: 1162530
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR20: 5 days late,
Main office

F6 Pine Grange
Bath Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH1 2PN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION AND THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY OF SPIRITUALISM ON THE BASIS OF THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF SNU SPIRITUALISM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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