Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 13

FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.The church also supports the local community through the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of social justice, the provision of education and the provision of community facilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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
30/09/23	£321	£362	£-41	n/a
30/09/22	£276	£276	£-1	n/a
30/09/21	£0	£0	£0	n/a
30/09/20	£0	£0	£0	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.farnworthbaptist.org.uk

church@farnworthbaptist.org.uk

01204861671

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Salford City,

Who it helps

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Trussell Trust	£189,889
People's Health Trust	£12,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Forever Manchester	£7,045
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Farnworth Baptist Church
£2,045	13/11/2023	Gas, electricity and water bills for 5 months for Church community center that run food banks.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£48,230	02/11/2023	Continuation of Debt Adviser, Welfare & Benefits, Diagnostic Admin, Foodbank Manager, plus new Comms & Engagement Manager
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Farnworth Baptist Church
£5,000	07/06/2023	The funding is for the delivery of a welfare and benefits advice service alongside a foodbank.
People's Health Trust - Jeremiah Advice and Guidance
£12,000	26/04/2023 24	This two-year project delivers regular activities in a supportive environment for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions living in Farnworth and across Bolton, Lancashire. The project aims to provide participants with the ....more This two-year project delivers regular activities in a supportive environment for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions living in Farnworth and across Bolton, Lancashire. The project aims to provide participants with the necessary skills to find and apply for suitable jobs, as well as improve their social connections. The project provides twice-weekly job search and peer support sessions, as well as monthly social activities such as crafts, games and walks.
Forever Manchester - Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£5,000	16/03/2023	Foodbank located in Farnworth
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	11/01/2023	The Well - Community Support Services
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£26,040	28/11/2022	Additional hrs for Foodbank Coordinator to become Foodbank Manager (from 21hrs/week to 35hrs/week)
National Lottery Community Fund - The Jeremiah Project
£10,000	18/11/2022	The organisation will use the funding to continue to provide job seeker training volunteer opportunities and work-related qualifications for local unemployed people alongside English Language and social sessions with the aim of improving skills and ....more The organisation will use the funding to continue to provide job seeker training volunteer opportunities and work-related qualifications for local unemployed people alongside English Language and social sessions with the aim of improving skills and access to support services and employment opportunities.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£43,265	13/10/2022	Diagnostic Administrator (25 hpw yr 1, 30 hpw yr 2), laptop, phone
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£5,000	13/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank
£67,353	16/08/2022	Snr Welfare & Benefits Adviser (promo), Debt Adviser 21 hpw, Welfare and Benefits Adviser 21 hpw

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS COX Appointed: 2019

DR OLADIMEJI OJERINOLA Appointed: 2022

ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Appointed: 2023

JOHN MIDDLEBROUGH Appointed: 2019

REV GAIL SCHOLES Appointed: 2019

REV HELEN GRACE BRADBURY Appointed: 2019

REV JOHN BRADBURY MA (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2019, number: 1185143

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH on 01/02/2022

Main office

Farnworth Baptist Church
Trafford Street
Farnworth
BOLTON
BL4 7PQ

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS 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.

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