Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CHURCH IN CENTRE, KIRKBY 

The principal activity of the company is the advancement of the Christian religion and assisting people who are in need or are suffering hardship because of their social, personal or economic circumstances, provision of social care, such as advice and counselling, provision of a centre providing recreational facilities to improve health and well-being.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • 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

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
31/07/23£17£18£0n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/07/22£16£18£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/21£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20£20£10£10n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/19*£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/07/18£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/17£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years
(9 years as a company)

01515487132

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Knowsley,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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: 48-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2016, number: 1170175
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/07/2014, number: 09115220
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR19: 32 days late,
Main office

Church In Centre
85 Kennelwood Avenue
LIVERPOOL
L33 6UE

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION;2) ASSISTING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OR ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP BECAUSE OF THEIR SOCIAL, PERSONAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING(THOUGH BY NO WAY LIMITATION) THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OR USE OF ITEMS OF BASIC NECESSITY;B) THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL CARE, SUCH AS ADVICE AND COUNSELLINGC )THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE SKILLS AND IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:D) THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE PROVIDING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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