Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CHURCH ON THE STREET MINISTRIES

A Christian church with regular weekly Sunday services, but with proactive community action on the streets. We help and support people affected by homelessness, addictions and poverty just as Jesus taught us in Matthew 25 v 35 & 36.If you require prayer, pastoral care, have addiction problems and need help, struggle with poverty or just want to come and join us in the church, please contact us
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£412£478£-66
31/12/21£443£230£213
31/12/20£478£40£438
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.cots-ministries.co.uk

hello@cots-ministries.co.uk

01282222203

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • 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
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£5,050 12/05/2023
community grant
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 26/06/2020
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALASTAIR BARRIE Appointed: 2022
  • GAVIN CLIVE EMBERTON Appointed: 2023
  • GILL SAVAGE Appointed: 2021
  • HANNAH EMMETT Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2020, number: 1187927
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Church On The Street
Bethesda Street
BURNLEY
Lancashire
BB11 1PR

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN BURNLEY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF STREET MINISTRIES, PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP, REGULAR PRAYER MEETINGS AND BIBLE STUDIES TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE BASIS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BURNLEY BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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