Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    DEESIDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £863,505 £846,959 £895,285 £777,092
    Other Income
    Investment Income £2,477 £3,676 £535 £1,647
    Total income £1,017,201 £882,409 £863,156 £901,840 £761,465 £871,209 £790,422
    Charitable activities spending £825,773 £900,423 £835,761 £974,288 £459,574
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £660,479
    Total spending £849,950 £825,773 £900,423 £835,761 £828,234 £974,288 £1,120,053
    Surplus/deficit £167,251 £56,636 -£37,267 £66,079 -£66,769 -£103,079 -£329,631
    Established: 49 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeen
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Flourish Aberdeen
    £1,009 22/10/2022
    Flourish helps children and young people participate in an 8-week course giving them tools to improve their own self-esteem and mental wellbeing. This is run by volunteers within the school setting.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/11/1975, number: SC001016
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Binghill Drive, Milltimber, Aberdeen, AB13 0JE

    Objectives

    (a) the individual, corporate and family worship and praise of God, and the deepening of spiritual life (b) the study, teaching and preaching of the Word of God (c) The proclamation of the Gospel and evangelistic outreach (d) the promotion of service within the Church (e) the instruction of children and adults in the Christian faith (f) the promotion of Christian education and training with a special emphasis on children and young people (g) the development of Christian character and leadership (h) the promotion and support, financially and otherwise, of missionary and evangelistic outreach at home and overseas (i) the promotion of Christian service within the Community (j) the provision of a Church and local centre in Milltimber, Aberdeenshire area for the furtherance of such activities

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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