Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

RENEWAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE 

Community Church and Family Centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,824,447 available, equivalent to 64 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,471£1,462£9£19£8,310£7,82464.230350
31/12/22£1,428£1,466£-38£13£8,302£7,88964.626350
31/12/21£1,495£1,514£-19£16£8,339£7,97263.237350
31/12/20£1,594£1,653£-59£147£8,358£8,01958.254350
31/12/19£1,707£1,703£4£0£8,416£8,18257.766300
31/12/18£1,731£1,829£-98£0£8,412£8,27154.3510
31/12/17£1,779£1,549£230£0£9,396£9,37772.6540
31/12/16£1,881£1,602£280£0£9,165£9,26369.4390
31/12/15£2,191£1,637£554£295£8,886£8,44061.9360
31/12/14£2,008£1,780£228£263£8,332£8,12554.8330
31/12/13£1,889£1,652£237£249£8,103£8,02558.3240
31/12/12£2,080£1,669£412£277£7,866£7,76955.9210
31/12/11£1,901£1,737£164£316£7,455£7,42451.3320
31/12/10£2,171£1,972£199£341£7,291£7,22444320
31/12/09£1,927£1,584£343£250£7,098£7,00553.1320
31/12/08£2,246£1,918£327£360£6,754£6,64641.6200
31/12/07£2,596£1,427£1,169£105£6,427£5,62347.3190

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 64.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • 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 buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Sandwell, Solihull, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
  • 350 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2006, number: 1117019
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/11/2006, number: 05996380
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
  • Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

RENEWAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE
LODE LANE
SOLIHULL
B91 2JR

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 17 AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE COUNTY OF WEST MIDLANDS 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 PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE.2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF FAITH SET OUT IN ARTICLE 17.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF WEST MIDLANDS AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

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