Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CHRISTIAN LIFE CHURCH

Advance the Christian religion, mainly but not exclusively, by means of preaching and teaching; andto relieve the needs of people living, primarily but not exclusively, in the city of Hereford and the former county of Hereford by reason of their economic and/or social circumstance. The charity operates as a church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

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

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£254£230£24n/a
31/12/22£240£238£2n/a
31/12/21£215£170£44n/a
31/12/20£0£0£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.clch.cc

admin@clch.cc

01432271071

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Revive Community Cafe Women's Lounge
£1,000 18/03/2024
Grant to Revive Community Cafe

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CHARLES PHILIP RUDGE Appointed: 2020
  • ESTHER RUTH RUDGE Appointed: 2020
  • JAMES LOWTHER Appointed: 2022
  • KANUTE KINDAMBA Appointed: 2020
  • MARTIN FARKAS Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2020, number: 1189932
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Christian Life Centre
133 Edgar Street
HEREFORD
HR4 9JR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 4.1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF PREACHING AND TEACHING; AND 4.2. TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR ECONOMIC AND/OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE LIVING, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE CITY OF HEREFORD AND THE FORMER COUNTY OF HEREFORD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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