Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE ST NICHOLAS COLE ABBEY CENTRE FOR WORKPLACE MINISTRY LIMITED 

To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public through: a lunchtime ministry of an evangelistic and teaching nature to the local working community; supporting other workplace ministries by providing facilities for ministry staff; providing facilities that enable small group and one-to-one meetings and occasional events; and ensuring that our primary facility is fit for purpose.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

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*£603£594£9£16£481£2014.1759
31/12/21£603£518£85£7£498£1924.490
31/12/20£483£502£-19n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£454£456£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£494£474£20£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17*£404£448£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£334£341£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£258£251£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£172£68£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£160£29£131£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.stnickschurch.org.uk

office@snca.co.uk

07782315562

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 59 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-61
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2012, number: 1147429
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2011, number: 07780681
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR22: 7 days late, AR17: 28 days late,
Main office

114 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
LONDON
EC4V 4BJ

Objectives

3.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:A) A LUNCHTIME MINISTRY OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE TO THE LOCAL WORKING COMMUNITY;B) SUPPORTING OTHER WORKPLACE MINISTRIES BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR MINISTRY STAFF;C) PROVIDING FACILITIES THAT ENABLE SMALL GROUP AND ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS, OCCASIONAL AND AD-HOC TALKS AND EVENTS AND RELATED ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATED WITH ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES; ANDD) ENSURING THAT OUR PRIMARY FACILITY, THE ST NICHOLAS COLE ABBEY CENTRE FOR WORKPLACE MINISTRY IS FIT FOR PURPOSE,IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINES:E) THERE IS ONE GOD IN THREE PERSONS, THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.F) GOD IS SOVEREIGN IN CREATION, REVELATION, REDEMPTION AND FINAL JUDGMENT.G) THE BIBLE, AS ORIGINALLY GIVEN, IS THE INSPIRED AND INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD. IT IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY IN ALL MATTERS OF BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR.H) SINCE THE FALL, THE WHOLE OF HUMANKIND IS SINFUL AND GUILTY, SO THAT EVERYONE IS SUBJECT TO GODÔÇÖS WRATH AND CONDEMNATION.I) THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, GODÔÇÖS INCARNATE SON, IS FULLY GOD; HE WAS BORN OF A VIRGIN; HIS HUMANITY IS REAL AND SINLESS; HE DIED ON THE CROSS, WAS RAISED BODILY FROM DEATH AND IS NOW REIGNING OVER HEAVEN AND EARTH.J) SINFUL HUMAN BEINGS ARE REDEEMED FROM THE GUILT, PENALTY AND POWER OF SIN ONLY THROUGH THE SACRIFICIAL DEATH ONCE AND FOR ALL TIME OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND SUBSTITUTE, JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY MEDIATOR BETWEEN THEM AND GOD.K) THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN CHRIST ARE PARDONED ALL THEIR SINS AND ACCEPTED IN GODÔÇÖS SIGHT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST CREDITED TO THEM; THIS JUSTIFICATION IS GODÔÇÖS ACT OF UNDESERVED MERCY, RECEIVED SOLELY BY TRUST IN HIM AND NOT BY THEIR OWN EFFORTS.L) THE HOLY SPIRIT ALONE MAKES THE WORK OF CHRIST EFFECTIVE TO INDIVIDUAL SINNERS, ENABLING THEM TO TURN TO GOD FROM THEIR SIN AND TO TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST.M) THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES IN ALL THOSE HE HAS REGENERATED. HE MAKES THEM INCREASINGLY CHRIST-LIKE IN CHARACTER AND BEHAVIOUR AND GIVES THEM POWER FOR THEIR WITNESS IN THE WORLD.N) THE ONE HOLY UNIVERSAL CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, TO WHICH ALL TRUE BELIEVERS BELONG.O) THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WILL RETURN IN PERSON, TO JUDGE EVERYONE, TO EXECUTE GODÔÇÖS JUST CONDEMNATION ON THOSE WHO HAVE NOT REPENTED AND TO RECEIVE THE REDEEMED TO ETERNAL GLORY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

REGIONAL

Data Sources

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