Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    DUNOON BAPTIST CHURCH 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    Established: 106 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £109,231 £148,318 £123,411 £127,207 £102,198 £102,198
    Total spending £122,321 £125,874 £122,482 £98,433 £97,201 £97,201
    Surplus/deficit -£13,090 £22,444 £929 £28,774 £4,997 £4,997
    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 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','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
    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','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the youth-worker for the Gateway Project
    £20,000 23/08/2019
    The salary costs of the youth-worker for the Gateway Project
    Robertson Trust - The Gateway Project Part-Time Youth Worker
    £20,000 25/07/2017
    The Gateway Project Part-Time Youth Worker
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Dunoon Baptist Church
    £27,100 10/05/2017
    36
    Establish a new youth facility in Dunoon to give young people a safe space and engage them with fun activities. 100 young people will have a better sense of self, be less likely to misuse alcohol ....more

    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 23/10/1918, number: SC006436
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 14 days late, AR19: 16 days late,
    Main office

    Dunoon Baptist Church, 9 Alexandra Parade, Dunoon, Argyll & Bute, PA238AB

    Objectives

    The Church's objects ('the objects') are the advancement of the Christian faith primarily in Dunoon and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World by all means consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including worhsip, ministry, mission, prayer, witness, education, community service and the support of agencies and individuals and other charitable organisations involved in Christian missionary work and the relief of poverty or social needs.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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