Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

CHRIST CHURCH LONDON 

The main objectives of ChristChurch London are to advance the Christian faith and to provide assistance for persons in conditions of need, hardship or distress. In order to achieve its objectives, ChristChurch London has established itself as a mission focussed church in central London, consisting of men and women of different ages from different walks of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

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
31/07/22£1,764£1,888£-124£4£1,161£9706.226250
31/07/21£1,824£1,607£216£0£1,285£1,0828.117250
31/07/20£1,789£1,599£190£0£1,069£9677.315400
31/07/19£1,872£1,603£269£0£879£7705.814400
31/07/18£1,672£1,584£88£0£610£4653.516400
31/07/17£1,572£1,758£-186£0£522£3782.6180
31/07/16£1,814£1,783£31£0£708£5643.8150
31/07/15£1,354£1,351£3£3£678£6045.4150
31/07/14£1,327£1,269£57£3£675£6145.8150
31/07/13?£744£732£11£3£617£5839.5170
31/12/12£1,585£1,381£204£3£606£5694.9170
31/12/11£1,549£1,385£164£3£402£3673.2190
31/12/10£1,390£1,468£-78£3£238£2061.7140
31/12/09£1,414£1,417£-3£2£316£2842.4170
31/12/08£1,184£1,108£76£2£319£3193.5130
31/12/07£992£980£12£3£243£2362.990
31/12/06£980£750£230£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 24%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 14.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

www.christchurchlondon.org

finance@christchurchlondon.org

02073846493

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 250 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 - Vauxhall Foodbank Warm Winter
£4,000 09/12/2022
The funding will be used to distribute items to keep people warm this winter provide fuel vouchers and cover the costs to provide a warm space at the church for people in crisis. The project aims to ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Vauxhall Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Vauxhall Foodbank
£4,671 25/06/2020
signposting, and additional boxes for packing parcels.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2005, number: 1111950
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/08/2005, number: 05546205
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Christ Church London
1-3 Coborn Street
LONDON
E3 2AB

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN LONDON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES ) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) 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. (C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY 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:

LONDON, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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