Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

HOPE CIRENCESTER 

The charity supports individuals who are in distress, need assistance or befriending and seeks to share the love of Jesus Christ with all.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
28/02/22£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
28/02/21£25£22£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
29/02/20£32£33£-1n/an/an/an/an/a3
28/02/19*£13£33£-20n/an/an/an/an/a12
28/02/18£11£21£-10£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17*£26£26£1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/16*£8£26£-18£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15*£27£16£11£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14*£7£19£-13£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£93£15£78£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/09*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/02/08£2£14£-11£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07*£31£21£11£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06*£5£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/04*£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/01/2003, number: 1095438
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 129 days late, AR17: 3 days late, AR16: 4 days late, AR15: 3 days late, AR14: 3 days late, AR12: 139 days late, AR11: 58 days late, AR09: 788 days late, AR07: 149 days late, AR06: 212 days late, AR04: 159 days late,
Main office

25 Park Street
Cirencester
GL7 2BX

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUSTB) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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