Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

SIDLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

As a Christian Church activities include but are not restricted to:? regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;? believers baptism by total immersion, celebration of Lord's Supper? evangelism, mission (local, national & international), discipleship, pastoral care and inclusion of all? encouraging relationships with and supporting other Christians.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/22		£89	£108	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/21		£76	£117	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/12/20		£313	£97	£216	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19		£73	£89	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18		£41	£42	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	*	£89	£106	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£89	£106	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£147	£175	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	*	£204	£205	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.freedomchurchbexhill.com

office@freedomchurchbexhill.com

01424218987

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Marketplace
£1,639	20/02/2023 3	Funding was provided towards food to restock the larder.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY JAMES CHRISTOPHER PURFIELD Appointed: 2024

HEIDI BELTON Appointed: 2024

ISOBEL COSTLEY Appointed: 2024

MICHAEL SCARLETT Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: TRANSOM TRUST,

PAULA JANE MULLENS Appointed: 2024

PETER GRAHAM GOLDSMITH Appointed: 2023

PHILIP ASSELIN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: ROTHER COMMUNITY CHOIR,

REV SALLY SAGO Appointed: 2024

SHARON BRITTON Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2014, number: 1158651

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR17: 61 days late, AR15: 52 days late, AR14: 68 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE BETHANY TRUST on 15/01/2021

Main office

Freedom Church (Sidley Baptist)
Claremont Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN39 5BX

Objectives

3.1 THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:-3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. 3.2 NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. 4 BELIEFS AS A MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION THE CHURCH SUBSCRIBES TO THE BAPTIST UNION’S DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE: “THAT OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, IS THE SOLE AND ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO FAITH AND PRACTICE, AS REVEALED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, AND THAT EACH CHURCH HAS LIBERTY, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, TO INTERPRET AND ADMINISTER HIS LAWS. THAT CHRISTIAN BAPTISM IS THE IMMERSION IN WATER INTO THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND HOLY SPIRIT, OF THOSE WHO HAVE PROFESSED REPENTANCE TOWARDS GOD AND FAITH IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ‘DIED FOR OUR SINS ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES; WAS BURIED, AND ROSE AGAIN ON THE THIRD DAY’. THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY DISCIPLE TO BEAR PERSONAL WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, AND TO TAKE PART IN THE EVANGELISATION OF THE WORLD.

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