Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

    MOSSVALE COMMUNITY CHURCH 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    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
    Donations & Legacies £307,372
    Other Income £2,870
    Investment Income
    Total income £169,087 £174,394 £179,684 £194,650 £281,664 £323,757
    Charitable activities spending £274,341
    Fundraising costs 2% 2%
    Other spending
    Total spending £143,991 £151,689 £148,132 £195,469 £225,339 £281,042
    Surplus/deficit £25,096 £22,705 £31,552 -£819 £56,325 £42,715
    Established: 21 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Renfrewshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Foundation Scotland£10,268
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Allen Lane Foundation£7,500
    Corra Foundation£3,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Clothed In Love
    £3,000 16/02/2023
    To contribute to the annual running costs of the Clothed in Love project to enable its volunteers to collect donations of clothes and essential items from birth to five years old and redistribute ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Sewing2gether All Nations: Caring, Creating, Connecting
    £5,000 09/03/2022
    To fund Sewing2gether All Nation project.
    Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Sewing2gether All Nations
    £7,500 04/03/2022
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    £7,500 split over three years (£3,000 now; £2,500 next year; £2,000 the year after) towards salary and running costs of this refugee and asylum seeker support charity in Paisley
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sewing2gether All Nations: Caring Creating Connecting
    £10,000 09/11/2021
    This group will use the funding to provide sewing and other creative skills workshops and practical support to the refugee community. The group receives donations of clothing textiles and household ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mossvale Community Church
    £2,268 16/09/2020
    To fully establish and grow the Clothed by Love project, enabling forward planning and streamlining of the processing of donations and distribution of gifts for families with children aged 0-5 years ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/301
    £3,000 01/06/2019
    Towards the Sewing2gether All Nations project for asylum seekers and refugees.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mossvale Community Church
    £3,510 04/08/2017
    Provide a hub for community activities in our area; to bring neighbours together and boost community spirit and family relationships.
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    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 28/10/2003, number: SC034871
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 109 days late,
    Main office

    60 Greenock Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 2LE

    Objectives

    The purpose of our church is to glorify God and manifest His character to our community by: - Worship of the Triune God through Jesus Christ. - Building individual members to full maturity in Christ. - Emphasising an 'every member ministry' based on individual spiritual gifts. - Building strong family relationships as the foundation of society. - Training our children, by our God given rights, in the grace and law of Jesus Christ. - Ministering to one another's physical and spiritual needs through fellowship among those in the Body of Christ, His Church. - Sharing our faith in Christ with non-believers both locally and worldwide.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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