Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON

The charity exists to advance the Christian faith and also bring relief to persons in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick. Further objectives are the advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles, and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£653	£803	£-150	£3	£104	£35	0.5	11	100
31/12/22		£648	£677	£-29	£3	£254	£142	2.5	13	100
31/12/21		£523	£663	£-140	£3	£283	£224	4.1	15	100
31/12/20		£552	£600	£-48	£3	£423	£343	6.9	15	100
31/12/19		£552	£655	£-103	£4	£471	£449	8.2	14	100
31/12/18		£722	£631	£92	£3	£573	£546	10.4	12	0
31/12/17		£578	£618	£-40	£3	£482	£423	8.2	12	0
31/12/16		£578	£726	£-148	£3	£521	£492	8.1	12	0
31/12/15		£649	£740	£-92	£13	£669	£618	10	13	0
31/12/14		£812	£674	£138	£10	£761	£696	12.4	12	0
31/12/13		£821	£626	£195	£10	£623	£555	10.6	12	0
31/12/12	*	£684	£549	£136	£10	£427	£318	7	10	0
31/12/11	*	£566	£489	£77	£17	£292	£241	5.9	9	0
31/12/10	*	£438	£473	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£367	£353	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	*	£247	£313	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£334	£304	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£208	£213	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 74%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 19 years

www.kingschurchdarlington.org

admin@kingschurchdarlington.org

01325469884

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
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 human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham,

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

County Durham Community Foundation	£74,830
DCMS	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - King's Cafe Development
£2,500	22/03/2023	To purchase equipment for the King's Cafe.
County Durham Community Foundation - Covid 19 Recovery
£10,000	21/10/2022	To continue and expand services to the local community.
County Durham Community Foundation - King's FoodBank
£3,900	14/09/2022	To support the work of King's FoodBank.
County Durham Community Foundation - King's Food Bank..Food for Winter Months
£2,000	14/09/2022	Towards Food for Winter Months.
County Durham Community Foundation - Sherburn House Relief in Need/Furniture Provision
£3,500	24/08/2022	To provide support for individuals and families who are in financial difficulty.
County Durham Community Foundation - King's Foodbank
£5,000	09/06/2022	To support the foodbank.
County Durham Community Foundation - Furniture Provision
£3,500	11/04/2022	Relief in need grants
County Durham Community Foundation - Flooring for Multiuse Hall
£4,430	30/03/2022	Towards flooring for Multiuse Hall.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	04/03/2022	Purchase of new Delivery van
County Durham Community Foundation - Relief in Need Funding
£3,000	31/08/2021	Relief in Need Funding.
County Durham Community Foundation - Food Bank Employee Salary
£5,000	01/07/2021	Towards a salary for a King's Church Foodbank employee.
County Durham Community Foundation - Food Redistribution
£3,000	02/12/2020	To support the foodbank.
County Durham Community Foundation - Foodbank Covid Recovery
£10,000	23/11/2020	To support the foodbank with additional driver hours and food provision.
County Durham Community Foundation - Sherburn House relief in need
£3,000	04/11/2020	To provide individuals and families grants of up to £300 inline with the Sherburn House Relief in Need guidelines.
County Durham Community Foundation - Salary for Food Bank Manager
£6,000	14/09/2020	Towards the salary for Food Bank Manager.
County Durham Community Foundation - To enhance Food Storage and distribution capability
£10,000	11/09/2020	To enhance Food Storage and distribution capability
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	11/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to King's Church Darlington Limited
£10,816	19/11/2018	We want to cover the ongoing salary costs of running of the Foodbank.
County Durham Community Foundation - New Oven For King's cafe
£2,500	07/03/2017	Towards a new oven

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-71

ANNE COOLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

GRAHAM JAMES KENNEDY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lecturer

JENNIFER SALT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

MARK ANDREW SOWERBY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

MICHAEL ANTHONY COLTMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

PAUL DAVISON (Chair), Occupation: Consultant

STEPHEN THOMAS WARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Business Analyst

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2006, number: 1113455
Registered at Companies House on 10/01/2006, number: 05670530

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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; AR12: 32 days late, AR11: 26 days late, AR10: 22 days late, AR08: 95 days late,

Main office

PROSPECT PLACE
WHESSOE ROAD
DARLINGTON
COUNTY DURHAM
DL3 0QT

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH SET OUT IN ARTICLE 34;2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK;3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES; AND 4. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DARLINGTON

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