Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

DEDRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/08/18	31/08/19	31/08/20	31/08/21	31/08/22	31/08/23
Total income	£75,439	£77,712	£81,720	£74,179	£62,041	£75,774
Total spending	£89,858	£100,392	£82,983	£67,645	£80,562	£73,660
Surplus/deficit	-£14,419	-£22,680	-£1,263	£6,534	-£18,521	£2,114

Established: 7 years

www.dedbridgebaptistchurch.org.uk

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 prevention or relief of poverty
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

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: West Lothian

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 21/09/2017, number: SC047763

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Quentin Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6QR

Objectives

4 The Church's purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of the Christian faith primarily in Dedridge and Livingston and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the world by all means consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including worship, ministry, mission, prayer, witness, education, community service. 4.2 the support of agencies and individuals and other charitable organisations involved in Christian missionary work. 4.3 the relief of poverty or other social needs.

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