Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF DURHAM 

The youth section of the church have developed a puppet ministry, to enable them to work more closely with children of all ages to develop their understand of the Christian beliefs and practices. We have held several fellowship groups, with in the community to promote the Christian way of life. We continue to work with the youth, as well as the residents of the Gilesgate area and the wider area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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
30/06/23£12£6£6n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/06/22£10£22£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£14£6£8n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/06/20£13£8£6n/an/an/an/an/a6
30/06/19£13£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/06/18£15£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£9£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£5£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

alcdurham.co.uk

alcdurham@googlemail.co.uk

01915672239

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2013, number: 1152696
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Gilesgate Community Association
Vane Tempest Hall
Maynards Row
DURHAM
DH1 1QF

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE;• TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN GILESGATE AND ITS SURROUND AREAS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES [PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS] PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.• THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN GILESGATE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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