Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

RUSHDEN MISSION CHURCH

Worship/ Bible teaching services are held on Sunday. Young peoples meetings, a lace making group, a community cafe, a women's group, and a men's group, These meetings are open to the general public and usually take place on the Church premises. The Church also provides premises for a brass band to practice an a Child Contact Centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£69£67£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£50£50£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£72£49£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£43£45£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£48£47£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£52£47£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£48£52£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£56£55£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£58£62£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£83£88£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£71£60£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£52£48£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£47£46£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10£39£42£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.rushdenmission.co.uk

contact@rushdenmission.co.uk

07851127465

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Southwark Group of Tenants Association (SGTO)
£10,000 11/06/2020
£10,000.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • DAVID LLOYD ROOKSBY
  • DAVID MCGRATH Appointed: 2020
  • KIM ELAINE WILTON Appointed: 2024
  • LINDA JANE CRAWLEY
  • THANDIWE WASHOMA Appointed: 2017
  • THOMAS JOSEPH POULTON Appointed: 2021
  • WILLIAM JOHN FRANKLIN Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2009, number: 1130048
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 ST. PETERS AVENUE
RUSHDEN
NN10 6XW

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES (ACTING ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD AS DISCERNED BY THE CHURCH MEMBERS) FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES (ACTING AS AFORESAID) FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.3 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND PURSUE AND PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES (ACTING AS AFORESAID) FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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