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home >> charity search >> active christian trust (the megacentre)
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE)

The provision of recreation and leisure facilities and activities for young people and the community. The provision of social welfare activities and programmes for the benefit of the community.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£222£230£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£233£177£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£213£124£90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£105£85£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£178£99£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£140£103£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£175£167£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£166£163£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£125£123£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£134£103£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£176£60£116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£122£54£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£142£51£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£168£76£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£191£100£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£152£73£79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£215£61£154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£110£41£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£2£56£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£79£50£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.megacentrecentrerayleigh.co.uk

megastaff@megacentrerayleigh.co.uk

01268 779999

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Active Christian Trust
£10,000 21/07/2022
to help run a mentoring, counselling and wellbeing project at the Rayleigh MegaCentre for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Megacentre Rayleigh
£2,517 23/10/2021
We would like to deliver targeted teaching sessions for adults and young people to build confidence and self-esteem, and encourage families to work together and have fun.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Active Christian Trust
£10,000 09/04/2020
to help sustain an organisation supporting young people in Rochford and Castle Point during the COVID19 pandemic
Essex Community Foundation - Dads and Kids Club
£4,965 12/09/2019
10
Towards the yearly running costs for a Dads and Kids club in Rochford and Castle Point
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sports Development
£9,966 10/01/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to provide more community activity sessions for people in the area to improve health and fitness.
Essex Community Foundation - Megacentre Youth Club
£2,500 08/02/2018
11
To provide new equipment for a youth club in the Rayleigh area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support
£9,780 06/09/2017
12
The project will provide peer and community support sessions for parents, enabling them to receive advice and support to develop their skills and confidence, to better support their families.
Essex Community Foundation - Youth Work Development
£5,000 09/05/2017
11
to part fund a youth workers salary to support a wide range of services for young people in Rochford and Castle Point
Essex Community Foundation - Freedom Programme
£3,538 28/07/2016
9
To help provide support to women and families in the Rochford and Castle Point areas who are experiencing domestic abuse
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • FRANCIS STANLEY CHAPMAN Appointed: 2021
  • LAWRENCE CANTLE MBE Appointed: 1992
  • LYNN JOHN DOBSON Appointed: 2020
  • MARTYN PAUL DOLAN Appointed: 2022
  • NICHOLAS CLAXTON Appointed: 2022
  • PHILIP GOLDSMITH
  • SAMANTHA DUNLOP Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/12/1992, number: 1015452
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 128 days late,
Main office

THE MEGACENTRE
7 BROOK ROAD
RAYLEIGH
SS6 7UT

Objectives

A) THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH EAST ESSEX BEING FACILITIES: (I) OF WHICH THOSE PERSONS HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND (II) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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