Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    ADELAIDE PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 74 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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 £134,837 £190,043 £372,104 £151,765 £228,599 £149,625
    Total spending £176,624 £248,979 £248,208 £190,651 £193,870 £410,289
    Surplus/deficit -£41,787 -£58,936 £123,896 -£38,886 £34,729 -£260,664
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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
    Joseph Rank Trust - Adelaide Place Baptist Church, Glasgow
    £30,000 22/04/2021
    To part fund the Church property scheme
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £15,000 16/04/2019
    Light of Renewal Project

    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 27/06/1950, number: SC013073
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    209 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ

    Objectives

    The advancement of religion

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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