Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

LIVING GOD'S TEMPLE 

To propagate the Christian faith to the world. To nurture the church into Christian maturity. To establish more churches/missions throughout the world; to train and inspire leadership who will further the objectives of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18ff. To help people experience the love of God in body, mind and soul through Biblical teaching, pastoral care and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 24 years

www.livinggodschurches.org

bishop@livinggodschurches.org

01162921762

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23*£92£58£34n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22*£70£68£2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21*£70£54£16n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20*£39£42£-3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19*£67£54£13n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18*£54£56£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£67£65£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£59£59£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£51£49£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£70£72£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£56£52£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£43£42£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£46£46£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£49£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£10£8£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Ghana, Leicester City, Nottingham City, South Africa,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2000, number: 1080698
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 54 days late, AR22: 1 days late, AR21: 57 days late, AR20: 78 days late, AR19: 32 days late, AR18: 21 days late, AR17: 10 days late, AR16: 126 days late, AR15: 59 days late, AR14: 60 days late, AR13: 56 days late, AR12: 280 days late, AR11: 50 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 365 days late, AR07: 234 days late, AR05: 380 days late,
Main office

FIRST FLOOR
7-9 HALFORD STREET
LEICESTER
LE1 1JA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH EITHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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