Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN

The principal activities are (1) the annual Spring Harvest event for people of all ages and from a wide range of churches to encounter God, inspire confidence in the good news of Jesus Christ, and bring transformation (2) support for other Christian agencies to run events (3) production and publication of audio and video teaching, media and music (4) a service for administering royalties.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
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:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £437,947 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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
30/09/22	£5,621	£5,309	£312	£38	£-49	£-438	-1	32	781
30/09/21	£3,517	£3,723	£-206	£17	£-361	£-605	-2	39	23
30/09/20	£3,760	£3,749	£11	£23	£-156	£-487	-1.6	45	109
30/09/19	£4,937	£4,789	£148	£13	£-167	£-450	-1.1	42	720
30/09/18?	£4,129	£4,126	£3	£8	£-315	£-398	-1.2	42	931
30/11/17	£4,299	£4,164	£134	£21	£-318	£-383	-1.1	32	0
30/11/16	£4,820	£4,903	£-84	£72	£-452	£-606	-1.5	41	0
30/11/15	£4,737	£5,029	£-293	£133	£-368	£-502	-1.2	42	0
30/11/14	£3,833	£4,470	£-637	£100	£87	£6	0	41	0
30/11/13	£4,628	£4,961	£-333	£183	£800	£744	1.8	40	0
30/11/12	£5,205	£5,540	£-335	£144	£894	£850	1.8	55	0
30/11/11	£5,867	£6,675	£-808	£222	£952	£880	1.6	63	0
30/11/10	£9,293	£10,644	£-1,351	£335	£1,255	£1,178	1.3	68	0
30/11/09	£12,287	£9,983	£2,304	£329	£2,336	£2,269	2.7	94	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 104%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 887%
Reserves/Spending: -1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

www.essentialchristian.org

info@essentialchristian.org

01825 700830

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales, Ukraine,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

32 employees
781 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68

DEBRA GREEN OBE Appointed: 2021

OLIVIA AMARTEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director

REV CHRISTOPHER ROGERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Church Leader

ELAINE MARGARET DUNCAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Ceo Scottish Bible Society

HUGH ANTHONY FRANCIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH,

DAVID DORRICOTT Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Software Engineer, Other trusteeship: INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS,

MARTIN JAMES YOUNG (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Church Leader, Other trusteeships: INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS, THE BLESS NETWORK,

TANIA BRIGHT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: RESTORED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2008, number: 1126997
Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2008, number: 06667924

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

14 HORSTED SQUARE
UCKFIELD
EAST SUSSEX
TN22 1QG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO DO SO PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY1 SERVING THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH WORLDWIDE2 ENABLING THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH WORLDWIDE3 INFORMING, INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING CHRISTIANS TO LIVE OUT THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH WITH BIBLICAL INTEGRITY, HEARTFELT UNITY AND CULTURAL RELEVANCE; AND4 ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LIVE AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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