Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIGAN 

Regular public worship and prayer including Communion and Baptism; Nurturing Christian disciples; Giving pastoral care; Inclusion for young people; Providing community services (e.g. children's and youth clubs, coffee morning, stands at local fairs); Supporting social action; Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£96,536£91,005£5,53170
31/03/22£88,782£90,051£-1,26965
31/03/21£92,943£100,061£-7,11845
31/03/20*£157,212£125,974£31,238100
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

https://cardigan.church/

office@cardigan.church

01239612167

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 31/12/2018, number: 1181382
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 85 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIGAN on 04/03/2020
Main office

Mount Zion Baptist Church
Priory Street
CARDIGAN
SA43 1BU

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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