GOODNEWS CHURCH, MELKSHAM CIO

Charity number: 1167992
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the Christian faith. To relieve person's in conditions of need and hardship

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £45,992
Total expenditure: £54,943

Total income includes £200 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire
  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 July 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN FRANCIS FIRTH Chair 01 July 2016
None on record
Geoffrey Stephen Gale Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Myles Pilling Trustee 08 June 2021
DAVID'S TABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Shirley Jenkins Trustee 01 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £49.42k £45.72k £41.76k £49.49k £45.99k
Total expenditure £42.97k £53.15k £50.18k £53.80k £54.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £1.00k £1.00k £200

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 01 Jul 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY&; (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Contact information

Address:
55 FOUNDRY CLOSE
MELKSHAM
SN12 8FD
Phone:
01225707387
Email:
fellowship@goodnewschurch.org.uk
Website:

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