Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 7

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -3

SOUTHCOURT BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST

Furtherance of the Christian Gospel.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22		£347	£368	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	92
31/03/21		£336	£319	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	144
31/03/20		£354	£342	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	143
31/03/19		£294	£330	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/18		£292	£316	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	120
31/03/17		£296	£336	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£320	£369	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£380	£324	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£301	£284	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£328	£307	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£356	£368	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£372	£432	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£286	£286	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£333	£379	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£313	£353	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?	*	£330	£349	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£513	£307	£206	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£451	£331	£120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 41 years

http://www.southcourtbaptist.org.uk

office@southcourt.org

01296480080

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
92 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Southcourt Baptist Church
£30,000	27/03/2023	Funding towards the core costs of Bridging the Gap, a food service with wrap-around support for local people.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Southcourt Baptist Church
£14,000	12/02/2022	The Salary of 2 part-time members of staff. The Bridge the Gap Coordinator £14,000pa and the Bridge the Gap Administrator £6,000pa to continue to run the Foodbank project.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Southcourt Baptist Church
£14,000	05/11/2020 12	Towards the salary of Bridge the Gap project coordinator, supporting communities in need with food, clothing and social activity
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bridge the Gap
£3,423	24/10/2020	This project will improve the social, physical and mental wellbeing of the local community, empowering people to develop their potential.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MARK ROGERS (Chair) Appointed: 2014

MATTHEW JOHN BURRIDGE Appointed: 2022

REV DAVID GRAHAM Appointed: 2012

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1983, number: 287821

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR07: 182 days late,

Main office

Southcourt Baptist Church
40 Penn Road
Aylesbury
HP21 8HW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY (I) MAKING GRANTS OR PAYMENTS TO THESOUTHCOURT BAPTIST CHURCH AYLESBURY; (II) TO ASSIST THE SAID CHURCH IN PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR A PASTOR OR FULL-TIME WORKER OF THE SAID CHURCH; (III) MAKING GRANTS OR PAYMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO OTHER CHARITABLE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ASSEMBLIES MISSIONS MISSIONARY SOCIETIES OR INSTITUTIONS WHETHER WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE; (IV) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH OR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF TRUST DEED)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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