Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD 

The UCKG HelpCentre is established to advance the Christain faith by words and deeds. Our full-time HelpCentres are open 7 days a week, offering free services which include: one to one spiritual advice sessions; 24 hour helpline; life coaching and relationship guidance; personal attention to crisis in homes, hospitals or prisons and a skills & learning Training Centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £63,532,339 available, equivalent to 55 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 29 years

www.uckg.org

02076866006

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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
28/02/23£15,597£13,803£1,794£222£63,620£63,53255.22203,581
28/02/22£15,391£13,294£2,096£286£61,637£61,61755.62203,473
28/02/21*£14,220£13,920£299£266£59,588£59,58651.42163,294
29/02/20£14,359£14,298£61£248£59,280£59,28049.82123,038
28/02/19£14,064£13,532£532£238£59,207£59,20452.52123,004
28/02/18£14,785£13,165£1,620£294£58,716£58,71653.52170
28/02/17£14,953£12,989£1,964£251£57,056£57,05652.72070
29/02/16£14,992£13,050£1,943£288£54,921£54,92150.52070
28/02/15£16,708£12,666£4,042£491£52,720£52,71549.91780
28/02/14£15,351£11,599£3,752£938£48,678£48,48650.21670
28/02/13£13,718£10,952£2,766£422£44,926£44,84449.12090
29/02/12£13,147£10,094£3,054£423£42,161£42,069501430
28/02/11£12,142£8,910£3,231£441£39,107£39,02952.61200
28/02/10£12,599£7,572£5,027£445£35,875£35,87556.91570
28/02/09£11,462£6,857£4,605£308£30,849£30,849541200
29/02/08£10,937£5,254£5,683£341£26,244£26,24459.91050
28/02/07£7,451£4,916£2,536£370£20,561£20,56150.21160
28/02/06£6,515£3,929£2,586£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£5,922£3,614£2,308£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£5,550£3,449£2,101£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 55.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 11
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 220 employees
  • 3,581 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff, Northern Ireland, Throughout England,

Who's supporting 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Catford Soup Kitchen
£3,242 23/10/2021
It would help with our work to support people who are experiencing food poverty.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to UCKG Helpcentre
£2,630 24/04/2020
A grant of £2,630 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/02/1995, number: 1043985
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 150 days late,
Main office

U C K G HELP CENTRE
RAINBOW THEATRE
232-238 SEVEN SISTERS ROAD
LONDON
N4 3NX

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.(2) TO OR FOR SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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