Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE COMMUNITY FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION

The Community for Spiritual Formation holds regular events which offer a programme of teaching, silence, worship and spiritual reflection based on a Benedictine monastic pattern
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/23£15£16£0
30/06/22£29£19£10
30/06/21£2£0£2
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

https://5daycommunity.com

fivedaycsf@btinternet.com

01419597951

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW LIGHTOWLER Appointed: 2019
  • E JILL BAKER Appointed: 2015
  • KENNETH BOYD BROWNE Appointed: 2015
  • REV SHERYL MILANDA ANDERSON Appointed: 2015
  • REV CATHERINE DIXON Appointed: 2022
  • REV J JAMES BAMBER Appointed: 2018
  • REV KRISTIN CHILES MARKAY Appointed: 2022
  • REV NICOLA VIDAMOUR (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • REV VALERIE JANE REID Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2020, number: 1188824
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 Duthie Park Gardens
GLASGOW
G13 1GB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF REGULAR EVENTS WHICH OFFER A PROGRAMME OF TEACHING, SILENCE, WORSHIP, AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTION BASED ON A BENEDICTINE MONASTIC PATTERN. THIS WILL BE BASED ON CHRISTIAN CORE VALUES IN LINE WITH THE FAITH’S THEOLOGICAL, MORAL AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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