Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED

THE CHARITABLE COMPANY EXISTS AS A CHURCH AND IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE NEWFRONTIERS GLOBAL NETWORK OF CHURCHES AND A MEMBER OF THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. IT CARRIES OUT THE TYPICAL ACTIVITIES OF A CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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£761£708£53£0£860£4587.823200
31/12/22£845£675£170£0£807£3886.913200
31/12/21£614£565£49£0£637£4168.813300
31/12/20£697£566£131£0£588£3818.113300
31/12/19£683£562£121£0£457£327711300
31/12/18£561£537£24£0£336£2415.4180
31/12/17£575£510£65£0£308£2465.8180
31/12/16£472£500£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£609£563£46£0£272£2184.690
31/12/14£431£396£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£408£381£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£445£378£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11?£255£226£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£277£245£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£217£306£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£155£72£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 19.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.mosaic-church.org.uk

info@mosaic-church.org.uk

0113 2453286

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • 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 services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Mosaic Church
£1,500 07/07/2022
Core costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Oak Church (part of Mosaic Charity Ltd)
£2,000 28/02/2022
Capital and core costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-46
  • ANDREW SCOPES Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Actuarial Assistant
  • DR RAY HOLT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Lecturer
  • EMMA LOUISE CHALDECOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Education
  • JOEL TOPHAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2006, number: 1114508
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/08/2005, number: 05524901
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Mosaic Church
54 Bradford Rd
Stanningley
Pudsey
Leeds
LS28 6EF

Objectives

A TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION IN LEEDS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.B TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN LEEDS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.C TO RELIEVE AGED PERSONS AND PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP SICKNESS OR DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM WHETHER IN CONNECTION WITH HOUSING OR ACCOMMODATION OR SHELTER OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE (WHETHER BY WAY OF LOAN GIFT THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION OR SHELTER OR IN ANY OTHER WAY) IN LEEDS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MA FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.D TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WHETHER OF CHILDREN (ABOVE OR BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE) OR OF ADULTS..

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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