Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

EQUIPPERS CHURCH 

The charity exists to advance the Christian faith, to relieve and advise persons who are in conditions of need and hardship, to advance Christian education in accordance with Christian principles and to promote and fulfil other such charitable purposes as the Trustees deem fit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit

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£1,348£1,443£-95£16£1,177£1,1779.814352
31/12/21£1,357£923£433£14£1,307£1,3071714291
31/12/20£1,035£829£206£11£838£8311217100
31/12/19£1,082£1,072£10£15£633£625715100
31/12/18£1,111£967£144£14£592£5867.313200
31/12/17£959£903£55£22£448£4315.7130
31/12/16£779£760£20£72£393£3936.2120
31/12/15£714£646£68£197£373£3736.980
31/12/14£652£614£38£173£306£306690
31/12/13£592£534£58£58£268£2515.6100
31/12/12£394£332£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£337£266£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£182£168£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£153£156£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£142£131£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£240£201£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£241£229£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£271£282£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£235£239£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Established: 22 years

www.equippers.co.uk

office@equippers.co.uk

01932922001

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 352 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/04/2002, number: 1091642
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/2002, number: 04395378
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; AR10: 66 days late, AR06: 33 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EQUIPPERS CHURCH LONDON on 26/10/2021
Main office

Suite 4
45-47 Monument Hill
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8RN

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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