Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FESTIVAL OF LIFE 

Bi-annual all night prayer meetings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • 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 but spending has been increasing rapidly

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
31/12/22£999£960£39£0£1,878£1,87823.5111,500
31/12/21£934£397£537£0£1,839£1,83955.61150
31/12/20£885£484£401£0£1,302£1,30232.310500
31/12/19£1,240£1,398£-158£0£900£9007.792,500
31/12/18*£994£1,069£-74£0£1,233£1,23313.88800
31/12/17£1,458£1,259£200£0£1,307£1,30712.580
31/12/16£1,817£1,612£206£0£1,108£1,1088.290
31/12/15£2,256£1,920£336£3£902£9025.6100
31/12/14£1,741£1,892£-151£3£567£5673.6100
31/12/13£1,843£1,818£25£3£718£7184.730
31/12/12£1,524£1,517£7£3£693£6935.570
31/12/11?£1,742£1,616£126£3£686£6865.180
31/03/10£916£667£249£2£343£3436.250
31/03/09£1,253£1,156£97£5£94£94110
31/03/08£1,377£1,545£-168£2£2£2010
31/03/07*£1,074£789£285£2£169£1692.620
31/03/06£861£985£-124£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£725£994£-269£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£607£616£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 23.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 23 months
Quick Ratio: 31.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 22 years

www.festivaloflife.org.uk

info@festivaloflife.org.uk

02084388285

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 1,500 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Age Range of Trustees: 56-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2002, number: 1090787
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/08/2001, number: 04276341
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 13 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

112 BRENT TERRACE
LONDON
NW2 1LT

Objectives

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION WORLDWIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

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