Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

OBAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently

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	£24,000	£16,042	£18,708	£10,263	£14,982	£18,123
Total spending	£26,000	£23,130	£13,702	£5,818	£5,813	£16,495
Surplus/deficit	-£2,000	-£7,088	£5,006	£4,445	£9,169	£1,628

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Established: 92 years

https://www.congregational.org.uk/find-a-church/church-finder/67/oban

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
The promotion of religious or racial harmony

Where it operates

Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 49-85

BANKS, Sarah
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Self Employed

BERNARD, Karen
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

GLADMAN, Gary Peter
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: Employed

GLADMAN, Janet
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Retired

MACGILLIVRAY, Catherine Mary
Appointed: 2005
Occupation: Seamstress

PARK, Robert Ferguson
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Retired

WREN, Lillian Frances
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Employed

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 10/05/1932, number: SC011117
Registered at Companies House on 01/06/2005, number: SC285597

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 320 days late,

Main office

, PA34 4EQ

Objectives

To share the Christian faith through the mission, restoration, preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, beautification and reconstruction of the Congregational Church at Oban, Argyll for the benefit of the people of Oban and Argyll.

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