Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (WAKEFIELD) 

Church ministry to all ages in the local community. Affiliated to AOG. Supports several overeas missions.Educational facilities provided through pre school group.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23£531£624£-92£0£796£4087.91385
31/03/22£536£522£14£0£888£52412.11750
31/03/21£453£443£10n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£488£448£40n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/19£451£453£-2n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/18£473£450£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£441£420£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£445£427£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£478£438£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£483£416£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£486£395£91£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£422£382£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£340£311£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£237£239£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£247£249£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£102£115£-13£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 24.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.newlifewakefield.co.uk

office@newlifewakefield.co.uk

01924383253

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • 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 buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 85 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2007, number: 1119328
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/2007, number: 06053366
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

New Life Christian Centre
Glad Tidings Hall
George Street
WAKEFIELD
West Yorkshire
WF1 1DL

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 WAKEFIELD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great