Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

HOLY SPIRIT MINISTRIES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23 31/01/24
Total income £8,618 £11,674 £9,658 £15,457 £11,097 £8,949 £32,522
Total spending £7,974 £7,766 £6,381 £9,021 £19,932 £9,670 £18,222
Surplus/deficit £644 £3,908 £3,277 £6,436 -£8,835 -£721 £14,300
Established: 8 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
Purposes
  • The advancement of religion
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • 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 (2)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 42-46
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/02/2017, number: SC047202
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/01/2017, number: SC554095
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 59 days late,
Main office

Mitchell House, 5 Mitchell Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7BD

Objectives

The objects of the company are the advancement of the Christian faith, primarily in Edinburgh (but also abroad), by all means consistent with the teachings of the Bible, to include operating one or more Chapels (to be called Anointing Chapels) and carrying out the functions of an evangelical Pentecostal Church, promoting wellbeing, education, community service and the support of individuals in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, whatever their background, and working with other charitable organisations involved in Christian work, the relief of poverty and other social needs.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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