Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH WICKBOURNE CENTRE

To supply a wide range of services to the local community from the resources of the Wickbourne Centre, Littlehampton. Services include a Nursery, a Pre-School in Rustington, with provision for a cafe and activities for children and young people in partnership with other agencies such as West Sussex County Council and Arun Community Church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 is declining

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
31/03/23£440£436£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£451£457£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£450£473£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£522£528£-6£49£55£551.33030
31/03/19£556£551£5£30£62£621.33130
31/03/18£529£563£-34£27£57£571.2340
31/03/17£539£564£-25£26£91£911.9310
31/03/16£518£515£3£24£117£1172.7310
31/03/15£494£489£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£482£484£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£474£481£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£479£473£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£464£471£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£433£482£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£447£601£-154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£574£494£79£34£321£2506.1380
31/03/07*£470£449£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£604£395£209n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years

www.arunchurch.com/wickbourne

hello@arunchurch.com

01903782744

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Wickbourne Centre
£9,993 28/07/2022
The funding will be used to update the resources that are available at Wickbourne Centre such as a furniture and equipment to enhance the community space. The project aims to provide a safe welcoming ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-59
  • ANDREW JOHN HARSANT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Music Producer
  • GARETH BROCKLEBANK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • JONATHAN JOLLY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Charity Management
  • LEIGH HILLS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee
  • REBECCA JUPP Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Housewife And Church Elder
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2005, number: 1107647
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/07/2004, number: 05183674
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
18 returns made; AR07: 37 days late,
Main office

Arun Community Church
Clun Road
LITTLEHAMPTON
BN17 7DZ

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING NURSERY AND ADULT EDUCATION IN RUSTINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA;(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF RUSTINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS;(C) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN RUSTINGTON AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND (D) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN RUSTINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RUSTINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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