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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

STIRLING BAPTIST CHURCH 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year


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Established: 97 years

www.stirlingbaptist.org

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £25,715 £26,353 £58,140 £33,650 £44,071
Donations & Legacies £513,428 £730,372 £615,523 £669,577 £537,839
Other Income
Investment Income £80 £104 £327 £50 £626
Total income £543,577 £760,422 £675,817 £703,449 £555,142 £585,207
Charitable activities spending £552,991 £563,105 £606,673 £522,216 £748,868
Fundraising costs 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending £2,190 £1,064 £839
Total spending £557,371 £568,996 £613,070 £525,067 £532,468 £727,847
Surplus/deficit -£13,794 £191,426 £62,747 £178,382 £22,674 -£142,640
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Stirling
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Stirling Baptist Church
£1,500 24/04/2020
To purchase essential basic essential items such as food, toiletries, nappies, baby formula and cleaning products to vulnerable people in the Castle area of Stirling through the Haven Community Hub.
Robertson Trust - The Family Life Centre
£45,000 12/03/2019
The Family Life Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (18)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/05/1927, number: SC000117
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2014, number: SC470156
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

67 Murray Place, Stirling, FK8 1AU

Objectives

The Church’s objects (“the Objects”) are primarily the advancement of the Christian faith in Stirling and the surrounding area but also to the wider world by all means consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including the advancement of health, the advancement in human rights, the advancement of citizenship and community involvement, the prevention and the relief of poverty, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. Any profits shall be used to further the Objects of the Church and not be paid to the members as dividends

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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