Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/12/22£95£105£-10n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£101£101£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20*£117£133£-16n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19*£115£122£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£104£117£-13£0£0£0n/a035
31/12/17£112£121£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£72£71£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£124£117£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£108£118£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£112£112£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£175£154£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£108£97£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£105£145£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£619£514£105£2£686£62014.510

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Myland Parish Halls Floor Project
£8,160 07/05/2021
The funding will be used to replace the flooring at the parish hall. The project will enable them to continue delivering community activities in a safe environment.
Essex Community Foundation - Organ Restoration / repair
£10,000 30/05/2019
29
To help restore and repair the organ at a church in Colchester

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution
  • registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2009, number: 1130020
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR20: 19 days late, AR19: 9 days late, AR09: 16 days late,

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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