Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE BIG STORY TRUST

The Big Story Trust uses the creative arts to proclaim the Good News, equip Christians through training and provide them with resources to tell the Big Story of God.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	*	£0	£10	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	*	£0	£12	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£75	£7	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£21	£21	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£1	£2	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£13	£21	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£8	£0	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.thebigstorytrust.org

info@thebigstorytrust.org

07917473586

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Anti-Bullying Project
£9,927	11/04/2019 12	The project will use funding to hold several anti-bullying events engaging 86 primary schools in the Medway Area to develop resilience within young children. The project will invite children and ....more The project will use funding to hold several anti-bullying events engaging 86 primary schools in the Medway Area to develop resilience within young children. The project will invite children and parents to participate in the Pro Kid Show demonstrating various ways to reduce incidents of bullying which can lead to potentially fatal consequences.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLIVE ARUNDELL Appointed: 2021

OWEN SMITH Appointed: 2022

RACHEL SHORTLAND Appointed: 2022

REV NATHAN WARD Appointed: 2021

REV SUSAN VALLENTE-KERR (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2016, number: 1167521

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR22: 16 days late, AR21: 15 days late,

Main office

80 Broadview Avenue
Gillingham
ME8 9DE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY COMMUNICATING THE GOOD NEWS THROUGH EVANGELISM AND THE TEACHING AND TRAINING OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES.

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