Trouble in Paradise??

by Gill 44 Replies latest jw friends

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  Gill

  I was having a look at the accounts of three local congs as I had heard a bit about the bOrg beginning to run low on cash as donations are falling.

  Locally, I was very surprised to see the cash flow problems of these congregations. I had a look at other areas and saw that there were a minority making a small 'profit', a lot breaking even when it comes to contributions and a fair amount that are losing the plot financially.

  Congregation 1. Accounts for 2005/06 Income was short £19,000, Yes, their expenditure was that much over their income.

  Congregation 2. Accounts for 2005/06 Income was short £11,000.

  Congregation3. Accounts for 2005/06 Income was short £1,400.

  Who makes up the shortfall when a congregation can't pay its mortgage to the society in the UK. Are the Trustees responsible? When the Congregation doesn't have a mortgage and is just paying bills etc who makes up the shortfall if there is not much left in the kitty?
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  Gill

  You might like to try your own local congregations account in the UK on this site:

  http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/search.asp?position=1&oparea=K
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  pallemar

  how do i make a fiktive search?
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  Gill

  Pallemar - Sorry Pallemar. I don't know what you mean. This search if for the United Kingdom only and on its central charity records.
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  bernadette

  Wonder what below threshold means - but apart from that finances lfor my x cong look very healthy.
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  Gill

  If you type in the search box, 'Brighton congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses' you get an interesting selection of accounts.
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  diamondblue1974

  You might like to try your own local congregations account in the UK on this site:

  This is fabulous, I didnt realise that individual congregations were individual charities!

  Also too, could the deficit actually be because of payments to the WTBTS???

  Gary
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  vitty

  Nope wouldn´t work for me
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  Gill

  Vitty - Retry how you put the congregation name in and also try to include the nearest city.

  DB1974 - I don't know whether payments to the WTBTS would be included in the accounts. If they are not included then that would be a bit strange.....maybe.
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  Gill

  Vitty - Also seems important that you include your apostrophe as in 'Blah de Blah Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses'.