Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE

1. The Object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Sheffield and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.2. The CIO provides a range of Christian services, activities and community projects for all ages and nationalities, including Burngreave Foodbank and Burngreave CAP.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£357£348£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£347£273£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£322£222£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£297£205£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£268£190£78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£229£187£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£250£172£78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16*£217£147£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.rockchristiancentre.org

info@rockchristiancentre.org

01143503232

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£142,323 31/03/2022
0.9 FTE CA advisor and project costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£3,900 06/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£30,000 19/12/2018
12
New warehouse space for food bank
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£30,000 12/12/2018
New warehouse space

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • HILARY COUGHTS SIBANDA Appointed: 2015
  • JOHN MARK BEYER (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • JONATHAN CHARLES WATTS Appointed: 2015
  • JOHN NORTON Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL JONATHAN HUNT Appointed: 2015
  • PAULETTE FORBES-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2015, number: 1163895
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 19 days late,
Main office

Rock Christian Centre
179 Spital Hill
SHEFFIELD
S4 7LF

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SHEFFIELD AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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