Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

HOLM EVANGELICAL CHURCH 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
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 £5,187 £18,927 £23,343
Donations & Legacies £198,231 £231,531 £259,479 £347,868 £287,426
Other Income
Investment Income £42,259 £36,912 £27,212 £211 £21,588
Total income £252,945 £283,281 £313,008 £380,900 £353,352 £374,200
Charitable activities spending £195,881 £216,481 £269,316 £253,445 £317,861
Fundraising costs 11% 12% 11% 6% 11% 16%
Other spending £3,984
Total spending £218,959 £246,304 £301,356 £277,354 £345,362 £379,034
Surplus/deficit £33,986 £36,977 £11,652 £103,546 £7,990 -£4,834
Established: 39 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
Purposes
  • The advancement of religion
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 28-78
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/07/1985, number: SC008681
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/1996, number: SC162650
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, IV2 6AS

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 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 evangelical outreach at home and overseas. (i) the promotion of Christian service within the community. (j) the provision of a church and local centre in the Inverness area for the furtherance of such activities.

Data Sources

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