Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

MILTON KEYNES CHRISTIAN CENTRE 

Milton Keynes Christian Centre is a contemporary church seeking to benefit the citizens of Milton Keynes through the provision of a range of community activities including: Sunday services, Day Nursery, Children & Youth ministry, Senior Citizens focus, Gospel Outreaches, International Missions, Leadership & Personal development, variety of Small Groups and Counselling, Conferencing, & Coffee shop.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no 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 payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/12/22£2,264£2,086£177£139£3,223£2,97117.155430
31/12/21£1,956£1,850£106£90£3,028£2,80018.256428
31/12/20£1,939£1,812£127£75£2,922£2,7121856467
31/12/19£2,284£2,161£123£232£2,795£2,54014.159544
31/12/18£2,133£1,978£155£193£2,671£2,37814.459517
31/12/17£2,053£1,922£131£205£2,517£2,28314.3590
31/12/16£2,016£1,865£151£181£2,386£1,98412.8570
31/12/15£1,926£1,784£143£13£2,235£1,91212.9560
31/12/14£2,113£1,872£241£17£2,093£1,82011.7480
31/12/13£1,671£1,593£78£11£1,851£1,69512.8480
31/12/12£1,367£1,281£85£10£1,773£1,73016.2410
31/12/11£1,203£1,147£56£9£1,688£1,66517.4410
31/12/10£1,135£1,001£134£8£1,632£1,55218.6390
31/12/09£1,357£1,215£142£244£1,498£1,26112.5390
31/12/08£1,508£1,196£312£295£1,356£8348.4440
31/12/07£781£671£110£26£1,044£79314.2610

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 17.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.mkcc.org.uk

admin@mkcc.org.uk

01908670655

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Milton Keynes,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 55 employees
  • 430 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-61
  • PETER TAKACS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Mergers And Acquisitions Integration Lead
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/05/2007, number: 1119304
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2006, number: 05982564
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

CHRISTIAN CENTRE
STRUDWICK DRIVE
OLDBROOK
MILTON KEYNES
MK6 2TG

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MILTON KEYNES

Data Sources

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