Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 17

YEOVIL COMMUNITY CHURCH

Advancing the Christian Faith principally in the Yeovil area, and other areas as deemed appropriate. Activities include troubled family support ( "Yeovil4Families"), Youth activities inside and outside schools, supporting "Yeovil Street Pastors" , "The Lords Larder" (aka Yeovil Food Bank). A Coffee Shop is operated on site, and funds are raised to support christian projects in the UK and overseas

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	£1,114	£1,183	£-69	£1	£1,373	£1,061	10.8	39	150
31/12/22	£1,077	£1,101	£-24	£12	£1,442	£961	10.5	40	100
31/12/21	£1,108	£904	£204	£0	£1,466	£963	12.8	38	200
31/12/20	£917	£644	£272	£0	£1,262	£929	17.3	25	150
31/12/19	£551	£577	£-27	£0	£990	£892	18.5	29	100
29/12/18?	£1,836	£820	£1,016	£0	£1,016	£926	13.6	28	0
30/06/17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 10.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years

www.yeovilcommunitychurch.co.uk

admin@yeovilcommunitychurch.co.uk

01935433146

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset, Somerset,

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
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a community hub, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£7,000	06/02/2023	Grant to Yeovil Community Church
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Parent and baby group sessions to address isolation and loneliness
£4,000	14/12/2020 3	Grant to Yeovil Community Church
Somerset Community Foundation - Yeovil4Family
£74,500	09/04/2020 23	Help and support for families in South Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Coordination of local volunteers and targeted support for vulnerable groups
£5,000	08/04/2020 2	Grant to Yeovil Community Church
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Yeovil Community Church
£3,914	15/11/2019	We want to continue our Yeovil4Family programme, designed to support isolated and vulnerable families and individuals in our community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR HELEN DAY Appointed: 2022

KAREN HIBBERT Appointed: 2016

KEITH GORDON FOY Appointed: 2018

MALCOLM JOHN MILLER NICHOLS Appointed: 2016

NIGEL HARDY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant - Partner

ROBERT DAVID BRAZIER (Chair) Appointed: 2016

ROSIE HOYLES Appointed: 2021

SIMON JONATHAN PETER COLLINS Appointed: 2020

VICTORIA BASTABLE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2016, number: 1170106

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

30/03/2023 - Asset transfer in from YEOVIL COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST
10/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from YEOVIL CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from YEOVIL COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST on 30/03/2023
Asset transfer in from YEOVIL CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA on 10/10/2023

Main office

Yeovil Community Church
The Gateway
Addlewell Lane
Yeovil
BA20 1QN

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF YEOVIL COMMUNITY CHURCH IN ITS VARIOUS FACETS BOTH IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF YEOVIL, SOMERSET AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING OVERSEAS.2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.3) TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BOTH TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, SEX, CREED OR COLOUR.4) TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN MAINTAINING THE UP-KEEP AND REPAIR OF THE FABRIC OF ANY BUILDINGS UTILISED BY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH YEOVIL COMMUNITY CHURCH AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICES IN ANY SUCH BUILDING OR BUILDINGS.5) CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS FOR THE TOWN OF YEOVIL, SOMERSET OR FOR SUCH OTHER AREAS IN WHICH YEOVIL COMMUNITY CHURCH MAY WORK FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.

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