Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

C3 TRUST UK 

We are a pentecostal church bringing hope to the cities of England; providing inspirational biblical teaching and spiritual guidance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£1,630£1,938£-308£102£1,234£1,2227.653205
31/03/22*£1,708£1,837£-129£66£1,541£1,0636.953200
31/03/21£2,120£3,832£-1,712£74£1,670£1,1853.765255
31/03/20£8,964£8,300£665£171£3,399£2,9694.3226721
31/03/19£7,137£7,241£-104£189£2,734£2,2193.7214785
31/03/18£6,266£5,563£702£179£2,858£2,1084.51810
31/03/17£4,953£4,503£450£184£2,156£1,6854.51420
31/03/16£3,726£3,363£362£175£1,897£1,5145.41030
31/03/15£2,823£2,775£48£206£1,535£1,3125.7950
31/03/14£2,265£2,077£189£228£1,487£1,3988.1840
31/03/13£2,288£2,223£65£260£1,298£1,29871040
31/03/12£2,153£2,181£-29£293£1,105£1,1056.11180
31/03/11*£2,339£2,398£-58£348£1,134£1,1345.71310
31/03/10£2,243£2,425£-182£428£1,249£1,2496.21060
31/03/09£1,571£1,477£94£5£1,346£1,34610.9260
31/03/08£1,266£1,277£-11£5£1,252£1,25211.8240

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.c3trustuk.org.uk

finance@hopecity.co.uk

01142132065

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York, Leeds City, Liverpool City, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 53 employees
  • 205 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£30,000 30/07/2021
Megacentre Refurbishment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-57
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/06/2007, number: 1119791
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2006, number: 05999100
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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; AR22: 55 days late, AR11: 2 days late,
Main office

C3 TRUST UK
THE HOPE CENTRE
BERNARD ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S2 5BQ

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:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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