Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

TEEN CHALLENGE LONDON 

Offering residential rehabilitation to members of the public who have shown an interest in finding help with their addiction problems. Providing residential accommodation and care services. Using a converted bus for outreach, giving food and clothing to the homeless and members of the public who have drug and alcohol addictions
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/03/23£1,327£717£609£3£1,769£1,22120.4140
31/03/22£737£590£147£3£1,159£1,15923.6140
31/03/21£683£482£201£3£1,012£1,01225.290
31/03/20£620£566£54£3£811£81117.2130
31/03/19£564£671£-108£3£757£75713.5130
31/03/18£646£594£51£1£865£86517.5140
31/03/17£583£546£37£0£814£81417.9120
31/03/16£552£586£-34£0£777£77715.9120
31/03/15£525£501£23£18£811£81119.4140
31/03/14£800£611£189£37£788£78815.5140
31/03/13£551£573£-23£25£599£59912.5130
31/03/12£668£602£66£16£622£62212.4130
31/03/11£586£578£8£18£556£55611.5120
31/03/10£649£552£97£13£548£54811.9120
31/03/09£557£491£66£24£451£45111100
31/03/08£368£412£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£391£304£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£384£331£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£573£565£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£792£746£45£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 20.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.tclondon.org.uk

javier@tclondon.org.uk

02085533338

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/05/1998, number: 1069777
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/1998, number: 03550328
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SALVATION OF THE LIVING ROCK REVEALED on 15/03/2024
Main office

TEEN CHALLENGE
WILKERSON HOUSE
UPHALL ROAD
ILFORD
IG1 2JJ

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF GREATER LONDON, THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK, OR WHO ARE HOMELESS, INCLUDING BY MEANS OF HELPING AND ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL, DRUG OR OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR ADDICTION AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLDS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Data Sources

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