Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

CONNECT CHURCH, PAISLEY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£94,527	£87,419	£66,166	£80,942	£66,638	£59,978
Total spending	£56,023	£56,259	£48,542	£54,433	£53,414	£82,039
Surplus/deficit	£38,504	£31,160	£17,624	£26,509	£13,224	-£22,061

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Established: 19 years

http://connect-church.co.uk/

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','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

Renfrewshire

Who it helps

Children or young 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 (4)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-53

CAMPBELL, Naomi Claire
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Nurse

JOHNSTON, Innes Robert
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Software Engineer

MCMEEKIN, Graeme Robert
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Scotland Director Of Tearfund

POLLOCK, Cindy Isobella
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Hospital Chaplin

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 17/02/2006, number: SC037256
Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2006, number: SC297361

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

26, Causeyside Street, Paisley, PA1 1UT

Objectives

(1) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in the Schedule hereto in Paisley and its surrounding area and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit and other such purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Scotland and are connected with the charitable work of the Charity. (2) To further Christian education in such parts of Paisley and the surrounding area and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees mav from time to time think fit. (3) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Paisley and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their condition of life may be improved. (4) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in such parts of Paisley and the surrounding area and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.