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home >> charity search >> stevenage pioneer youth trust
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

STEVENAGE PIONEER YOUTH TRUST

Stevenage Pioneer Youth Trust seeks to advance the Christian faith in Stevenage by reaching out to the young people of Stevenage with the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£134£134£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£125£132£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£93£101£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£101£102£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£114£114£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£98£100£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£74£54£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£60£41£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.oakchurchstevenage.org

07931896750

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oak Church Stevenage
£61,500 17/10/2023
towards three years‘ salary and on costs of a Youth Outreach Worker for the youth focussed church in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • EILEEN JENNIFER BALLARD Appointed: 2023
  • KERRY ANNE LOUW (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • REV CHARLES EDWARD BURCH Appointed: 2018
  • REV DAVID JOHN MIDDLEBROOK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • REV TIMOTHY HORLOCK Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2016, number: 1165138
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR21: 178 days late, AR19: 24 days late, AR17: 111 days late,
Main office

OAK CHURCH STEVENAGE
C/O HIGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH
SISH LANE
STEVENAGE
SG1 3LS

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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