Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOMES 

The object of the Charity is the provision of homes for the welfare, comfort and relief in sickness of persons who are aged or infirm.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/12/22£2,463£2,608£-145£0£4,279£4,133191030
31/12/21£2,233£2,277£-45£0£4,592£4,43723.41020
31/12/20£2,351£2,232£119£0£4,437£4,30923.21090
31/12/19£2,094£2,130£-36£0£4,369£4,258241090
31/12/18£1,993£1,973£21£0£4,198£4,11125940
31/12/17£2,012£1,976£36£0£4,293£4,21125.61120
31/12/16£1,873£1,922£-49£0£4,189£4,12125.71100
31/12/15£1,798£1,822£-25£222£4,117£4,04326.6650
31/12/14£1,798£1,803£-5£210£4,188£4,12127.4650
31/12/13£1,715£1,688£27£189£4,190£4,15629.5660
31/12/12£1,707£1,685£22£202£4,057£4,05728.9640
31/12/11£1,576£1,591£-15£203£3,951£3,95129.8630
31/12/10£1,459£1,502£-43£170£4,004£4,00432630
31/12/09£1,479£1,374£105£149£3,968£3,96834.7580
31/12/08£1,384£1,296£88£129£3,760£3,75134.7860
31/12/07£1,291£1,295£-5£128£3,893£3,88536670
31/12/06£1,175£1,260£-84£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,128£1,159£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,139£1,092£48£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 19 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 103 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 203787
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOME
ABINGTON PARK CRESCENT
NORTHAMPTON
NN3 3AD

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF HOMES FOR THE WELFARE, COMFORT AND RELIEF IN SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE AGED OR INFIRM. SUCH HOMES ARE INTENDED PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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