Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

GODMANCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH

Godmanchester Baptist Church's aim is to 'Love God, love each other, make disciples'.

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 recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£472	£511	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£1,096	£460	£635	£0	£1,375	£1,283	33.5	5	100
31/12/21	£410	£362	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 5 years

https://godmanchesterbaptist.org/

office@godmanchesterbaptist.org

01480458565

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Godmanchester Foodbank
£30,000	27/02/2023	Shop refurbishment, new shipping container, completion of refit, outside space alterations
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Godmanchester Foodbank
£5,000	11/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Godmanchester Foodbank
£310,500	31/05/2022	1 FTE CA adviser, 0.6 FTE CA Foodbank Mentor, 1 FTE Loves Farm CMA adviser, 0.2 FTE HAMA adviser
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Godmanchester Foodbank
£4,725	15/08/2019	Warehouse rent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW PAUL SHEFFORD Appointed: 2022

CAROLYN JANE KEATS Appointed: 2021

CLIFFORD WILLIAM BROADHURST Appointed: 2023

JOSEPH DANIEL GEORGE Appointed: 2020

JOANNA MIRIAM HITCHINS Appointed: 2020

JOHN MURRAY COLLINSON Appointed: 2022

REV DANIEL MARC BECKETT (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SUSAN HOUGHTON Appointed: 2022

VARJIL SUNIL RAJ TATIPARTI Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2020, number: 1188171

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

Main office

Godmanchester Baptist Church
East Chadley Lane
Godmanchester
HUNTINGDON
PE29 2BJ

Objectives

3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSESIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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