Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE GAP CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTRE

Out of school and holiday Play schemes for children 4-11yr oldJunior Volunteer scheme (VIP's) 12-16yrs oldCommunity CafeTime2bcreative(Scrapstore/Reuse centre)Family supportCommunity DevelopmentTimebank/Volunteering

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£80,781	£115,835	£-35,054	15
31/03/22		£132,883	£95,724	£37,159	15
31/03/21		£114,962	£80,232	£34,730	15
31/03/20		£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/19	*	£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/18	*	£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/17	*	£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/16	*	£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/15		£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.thegaponline.org

info@thegaponline.org

01215254442

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Sandwell,

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
15 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£59,830
Co-Operative Group	£4,826
DCMS	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Time 2 Play
£10,000	11/11/2022	Funding will be used to provide 18 underprivileged children with access to before and after school clubs. This project aims to provide enriching play activities opportunities to socialise safely and ....more Funding will be used to provide 18 underprivileged children with access to before and after school clubs. This project aims to provide enriching play activities opportunities to socialise safely and provide healthy meals to young people in the community who are financially disadvantaged.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The GAP Centre
£4,826	23/10/2021	We connect individuals and families to create supportive networks and create environments where people feel comfortable and confident to make a difference in their community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Time to rebuild our Community- Small RC
£49,830	25/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to support a pilot project that tackles social isolation within the local community. Activities will focus on developing a dedicated volunteer activity team and utilising the ....more The funding will be used to support a pilot project that tackles social isolation within the local community. Activities will focus on developing a dedicated volunteer activity team and utilising the unique skills residents have to tackle local problems.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	09/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-42

NICOLA WHATELEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

VICTORIA JAYNE KETCHER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Account Director

ANDREW HOPKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeships: HOME-START BIRMINGHAM-NORTH WEST, VILLAGE RWANDA UK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/05/2014, number: 1157025
Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2015, number: 09677273

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR23: 12 days late, AR19: 61 days late, AR18: 303 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHRISTIAN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (BRIDGING THE GAP) on 14/12/2022

Main office

Christian Youth & Community Service
Hargate Lane
West Bromwich
B71 1PH

Objectives

A. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPALS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER.B. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, SPORT OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PERSONS WHO HAVE SUCH NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH A PERSON.

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