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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

LIFELINE CHURCH 

To advance the Christian faith principally by the running of a local church and related activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,887,570 available, equivalent to 60 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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£858£581£277£0£5,233£2,88859.6760
31/03/22£2,698£448£2,250£0£4,957£2,82375.66100
31/03/21£579£378£201£0£2,707£2,68185.15100
31/03/20£571£519£53£0£2,506£2,506586100
31/03/19£586£466£119£0£2,453£2,45363.16200
31/03/18£579£489£90£0£2,334£2,33457.360
31/03/17£530£481£50£0£2,243£2,2425660
31/03/16£527£684£-156£0£2,194£2,19338.570
31/03/15£627£537£90£3£2,350£2,33452.260
31/03/14£554£410£144£3£2,259£2,25966.140
31/03/13£513£319£194£2£2,115£2,11579.540
31/03/12£496£325£171£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£514£336£179£2£1,750£1,75062.640
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 59.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 68 months
Quick Ratio: 21.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.lifelinechurch.co.uk

info@lifelinechurch.co.uk

02085972900

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barking And Dagenham, Haringey, Havering, Redbridge,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2010, number: 1134281
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/09/2009, number: 07033697
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Lifeline Church
Lifeline House
25 Neville Road
DAGENHAM
Essex
RM8 3QS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, ARE THROUGHOUT THE UK ANDWORLD-WIDE:-= 3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION;3.3 TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; AND3.4 TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-3.4.1 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH;3.4.2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION INTHE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BYREASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFEFOR SUCH PERSONS; AND3.4.3 THE PROVISION OF TRAINING WITH THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK AND WORLD-WIDE

Data Sources

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