Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

KINGSGATE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Advancement of the Christian Faith, Relief of persons who are poor and needy and the advancement of education on the basis of Christian principals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,115,495 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£4,793£3,953£840£278£10,337£9,11527.774900
31/12/22£4,052£3,710£342£202£9,496£8,22626.671150
31/12/21£3,744£3,120£624£155£9,154£7,94130.577175
31/12/20£4,049£3,315£734£297£8,530£7,52527.292300
31/12/19£4,573£4,172£401£541£8,670£7,98923951,000
31/12/18£4,471£4,090£381£512£7,395£6,61219.4960
31/12/17£4,098£3,573£524£431£7,013£6,40921.5900
31/12/16£3,723£3,352£371£413£6,489£5,94521.3890
31/12/15£3,949£3,341£609£9£6,118£5,33119.1480
31/12/14£3,705£3,117£588£9£5,509£5,17019.9530
31/12/13£3,251£2,776£475£8£4,921£4,44219.2430
31/12/12£2,751£2,457£294£7£4,446£4,25220.8430
31/12/11£2,664£2,400£264£8£4,152£4,04520.2390
31/12/10£2,438£2,245£193£7£3,888£3,80520.3380
31/12/09£2,231£1,823£407£208£3,695£3,50023350
31/12/08£2,224£1,343£881£6£4,161£3,97235.5300
31/12/07*£1,570£1,061£509£8£3,281£2,77831.4210
31/12/06£1,446£930£516n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£3,059£803£2,256n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 27.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years

www.kingsgate.church

info@kingsgate.church

01733311156

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Peterborough City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£294,372
Postcode Places Trust£30,000
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Places Trust - Millionaire Street 2023 11w2
£30,000 10/11/2023
The funding will enable Peterborough Foodbank to meet the increasing needs of families struggling with the rising costs of living.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£5,000 17/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£155,250 31/03/2022
1.6 FTE CA advisors, including specialist support for people with mental health needs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£96,552 26/10/2021
1 FT adviser with CA, for 3 years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£29,927 23/07/2020
Income maximisation - advice worker
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£4,551 17/06/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Kingsgate Community Church
£5,000 10/06/2020
3
to purchase kitchen packs consisting of saucepans, frying pans, crockery and cutlery to enable 125 people to cook nutritious meals for themselves thus helping to increase their physical well being and promote independent living. They work with ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£3,091 01/04/2020
CV emergency costs: delivery costs, salary costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-78
  • ADERONKE LYDIA OPAYINKA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Director
  • BARRY FEATHERSTONE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • DR DAVID ANDREW SMITH (Chair), Occupation: Senior Pastor
  • MATTHEW NEGUS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • NORMAN PASKIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director
  • SAMSON OLUWASINA ABIOYE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Scientist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2004, number: 1106273
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2004, number: 05124435
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 271 days late, AR05: 105 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WELL HEAD CENTRE on 06/10/2022
Main office

2 STAPLEE WAY
PETERBOROUGH
PE1 4YT

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF OF THE COMPANY FROM TIME TO TIME AGREED AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF PASTORALS CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE INCLUDING VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OR TAPES AND BY ANY OTHER MEDIA WHICH IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE.3.2 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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