Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

FIFTEEN HOUSES 

Management of property and investment interests in order to maximise income for the sole benefit of St. Mary's Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire. Funds are used to maintain the church fabric.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received income from Government contracts

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£20£11£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/22£21£161£-140n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/09/21£21£12£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£17£20£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£8£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£12£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£15£20£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£13£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£13£12£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£12£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£14£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£12£14£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£11£11£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

01462 896273

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1963, number: 211074
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 54 days late,
Main office

9 Pond Lane
Baldock
SG7 5AS

Objectives

ú2 PER ANNUM PAID TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE POORS MONEY CHARITY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF BREAD TO THE POOR AT EASTER. AN ANNUAL PAYMENT OF ú2. 11S. 0D TO THE PARISH SEXTON. THE BALANCE OF INCOME IS USED FOR THE REPAIR AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BALDOCK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great