Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 13
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +13

ELIM FOURSQUARE GOSPEL ALLIANCE 

We are a church organisation who seek to fulfil our objectives through extensive relevant programs both in the UK and overseas. Our expanding operations are mainly conducted through National Departments, approximately 500 churches in the UK and in 58 countries overseas
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £162,514,125 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £20,224,000
Established: 57 years

www.elim.org.uk

info@elimhq.net

0345 302 6750

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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
30/09/22£69,749£69,093£657£565£163,546£162,51428.21,46410,000
30/09/21£64,568£61,139£3,428£450£152,489£151,68729.81,52210,000
30/09/20£65,940£62,949£2,991£679£147,089£146,39627.91,54510,000
30/09/19£70,870£67,702£3,167£731£138,539£137,88324.41,85910,000
30/09/18£70,890£66,954£3,936£661£151,328£150,827271,97810,000
30/09/17£68,056£65,026£3,030£1,331£139,858£139,23725.71,9580
30/09/16£66,291£62,298£3,993£1,215£134,990£134,49425.91,9440
30/09/15£65,334£61,501£3,833£4,668£136,623£136,00726.51,7980
30/09/14£68,271£61,345£6,925£4,213£130,562£130,05125.41,9200
30/09/13£66,519£61,030£5,489£4,656£129,825£129,41125.41,6880
30/09/12£62,292£58,154£4,139£4,758£123,905£123,54825.51,9700
30/09/11£62,545£59,402£3,142£4,905£121,967£121,65324.61,7630
30/09/10£57,507£55,642£1,865£2,624£120,592£120,15325.91,7890
30/09/09£52,777£51,990£787£2,612£118,324£117,98027.21,6740
30/09/08£51,788£50,095£1,693£1,913£119,868£119,51528.61,6620
30/09/07£50,395£44,281£6,114£2,003£118,268£117,47831.81,8450
30/09/06£48,053£43,253£4,800£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£47,977£45,357£2,620£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£53,468£49,205£4,263£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 28.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 1,464 employees
  • 10,000 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Albania, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Congo (Democratic Republic), Egypt, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Romania, ....more

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
The Trussell Trust£1,245,767
National Lottery Community Fund£89,977
DCMS£68,500
Joseph Rank Trust£55,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£80,494 07/11/2023
Community Hub Lead (F/t), Van and Hub Equipment, Assistant Strategic Manager
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chesterton Chatty Cafe with Advocacy and Advice
£2,085 21/10/2023
We would like to provide activities that will improve the emotional wellbeing of people in our village and the surrounding area. We want to help people learn new skills, help others and themselves.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Armagh Foodbank
£29,695 06/07/2023
Additional lease costs, renovation and equipment for new premises
Cheshire Community Foundation - King's Table
£2,500 28/06/2023
King's Table provides food aid to people experiencing poverty or struggling to afford food.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£30,318 28/06/2023
Emergency Support Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Kings Heath Elim Youth
£10,000 14/04/2023
The funding will be used to continue to employ a part-time youth worker. Operating in the derpved area of Brandwood; Kings Heath the project is supporting young people who are struggling to emerge ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£52,000 23/03/2023
School Engagement Officer (21hpw, 2yrs), Church Engagement Officer (16hpw, 2yrs)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£15,000 16/03/2023
Winter Support Grant
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - To support developing a warm hub that will also provide multiple activities, with support of various other partners/organisations (inc MIND, Fitness sessions, creative sessions etc)
£40,000 09/01/2023
LCF Warm Hub
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Life Church
£750 05/01/2023
to support the cost of providing a warm space for vulnerable people in Chelmsford through to March 2023
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Hope Community Church
£7,500 06/12/2022
To support a warm space with soup offer, community meals for over 65s, school holiday meals for families and a children's hot meal on Friday evenings
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to E5 Bristol City Church
£500 01/12/2022
As requested by the donor on 18/11/2022 towards supporting people within Bristol experiencing homelessness with clothing donations. A copy of this request is saved on file.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bangor NI Foodbank
£80,238 25/11/2022
16hpw CA adviser; 12hpw client support coordinator
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Armagh Foodbank
£5,000 26/10/2022
Emergency grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Helping Hands Community Outreach Project
£1,015 22/10/2022
Our project will provide a safe space to run a variety of programmes for our community around mental health awareness, reducing isolation, as well as team building and community cohesion groups.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bangor NI Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - To help develop the hub project idea
£3,000 13/10/2022
Living Room- warm space for the community
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheltenham Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wimbledon Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£82,236 27/09/2022
Pathfinder Strategic Assistant-Manager 37.5 hpw, Strategic Manager 37.5 hpw
Royal Docks - Painting in the Park – Waymakers Kids
£15,000 15/07/2022
The Create Your Docks Community Fund is a programme to support people to get actively involved in the regeneration of the Royal Docks. The fund is designed to enable local community groups, ....more
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Hope Community Church
£4,488 21/06/2022
Supporting community meals for over 60s, school holiday meals for low income families and hot meals for children on Friday evenings
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Tramway Christian Fellowship
£2,000 29/04/2022
Food bank cost of living grant.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheltenham Foodbank
£147,123 31/03/2022
CA Generalist Adviser (3dpw) and CA debt caseworker (2.5dpw)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£142,847 31/03/2022
CA benefits adviser (2.5dpw), setting up CMA debt centre run by Money Support Manager (25hpw), volunteer training
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wimbledon Foodbank
£155,250 30/03/2022
employment preparedness and ESOL training
Cumbria Community Foundation - CAP Debt Centre Coach
£7,626 23/02/2022
CAP Debt Centre Coach
National Lottery Community Fund - Kings Heath Elim Youth
£10,000 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to continue the employment of the new youth worker on a part time basis. The project aims to support deprived teenagers who are struggling with mental health issues.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Ignite Church
£1,000 27/01/2022
The grant will be used to support the Youth Church Project which reaches out to the people living in the local community.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£105,200 26/01/2022
To develop and deliver local influencing strategies, building a volunteer campaign team
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llanelli Foodbank
£157,250 26/01/2022
To develop and deliver local influencing strategies, building a volunteer campaign team
Joseph Rank Trust - St Helens Christian Life Centre
£30,000 25/01/2022
To fund the Fearless Youth Project
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 24/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to E5 Bristol City Church
£500 17/12/2021
As requested by the donor towards supporting people within Bristol experiencing homelessness with clothing donations.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 08/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,111 08/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Cheshire Community Foundation - King's Table
£15,000 24/11/2021
Grant to King's Church Warrington
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID - 19 All Your Mind
£9,977 22/11/2021
Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance: City Church Swansea will use £9977 to deliver early-stage mental health support and intervention to build resilience in the community due to the effects of COVID-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - City Church Baby and Toddlers Clothes Bank
£10,000 19/10/2021
EFGA Elim Church Swansea will expend their baby and toddler clothes bank to support low income new families in the city. £10000 funds shelving racking and a van to make deliveries.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheltenham Foodbank
£30,000 20/09/2021
Access ramp into food bank building
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£15,000 20/08/2021
Housing First in Somerset
Joseph Rank Trust - Helping Hands, Portadown
£25,000 15/07/2021
To part fund the property scheme
Quartet Community Foundation - Revealed Projects Small Group Courses
£11,988 08/07/2021
11
Towards staff costs to run 6 workshops for 6-10 young people aiming to build self-esteem and wellbeing, and healthy relationships.
Cheshire Community Foundation - King’s Table
£9,100 25/06/2021
King's Church runs innovative food aid projects, through three pop-up locations offering free food parcels to anyone in need. People are welcomed, given a drink and cake and have the opportunity to ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Big Blue Bus Project
£3,000 05/05/2021
Big Blue Bus Project
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Christians Against Poverty - Crawley Debt Centre
£10,000 12/03/2021
12
Funding was provided to cover staff costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Connection and Mentoring part 2
£10,000 05/02/2021
12
The funding will be used to continue a youth mentoring programme that will promote positive mental health and wellbeing of young people during the current pandemic.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance (EFGA RE LEYTON)
£8,460 15/12/2020
0
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Deliver meals
£3,000 28/10/2020
3
Purchase food
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Housing First tenants
£4,000 26/10/2020
4
Grant to Elim Connect Centre
Somerset Community Foundation - Small grants to purchase white goods, carpets etc. to help homeless people move into independent living
£10,000 20/10/2020
Small grants to purchase white goods, carpets etc. to help homeless people move into independent living
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£68,500 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bangor NI Foodbank
£4,220 16/09/2020
CV emergency costs: warehouse costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheltenham Foodbank
£3,500 16/09/2020
CV emergency costs: warehouse costs
Cheshire Community Foundation - King's Table
£4,900 27/08/2020
King's Table is the food aid service provided by King's Church Warrington. Our aim is to provide free food and a point of connection and safe space for those who are in need and/or isolated to be ....more
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£10,000 15/07/2020
12
To fund the purchase, packaging and distribution of food.
Cornwall Community Foundation - Foodbank in response to Covid 19
£5,000 15/07/2020
11
To provide food and support the distribution costs for Bude Foodbank.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Community Outreach
£10,000 22/06/2020
6
Cynon Valley Church in Rhondda Cynon Taf will use £10000 to adapt their services to enable them to support those who are isolated or who have been told to shield by the government due to the ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bangor NI Foodbank
£3,350 17/06/2020
CV emergency costs: food purchase, delivery costs
The Wimbledon Foundation - Wimbledon Foodbank Appeal
£10,000 03/06/2020
Contribution towards cost of running Wimbledon Foodbank
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheltenham Foodbank
£24,549 29/05/2020
Network co-ordinator
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheltenham Foodbank
£24,549 26/05/2020
Network coordinator salary 22.5 hpw (2Y)
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£40,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Elim Pentecostal Church
£5,000 01/05/2020
A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£5,000 16/04/2020
4
To provide take away meals for rough sleepers and free meal delivery to those socially isolated or families in need.
Crisis UK - Grant to Connect Centre
£5,000 07/04/2020
Change in support offer
Cornwall Community Foundation - Foodbank in response to Covid 19
£3,000 06/04/2020
6
To provide food and support the distribution costs for Bude Foodbank.
The Wimbledon Foundation - Wimbledon Foodbank
£5,000 01/04/2020
Costs of running Wimbledon foodbank
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Meal delivery, virtual counselling and support for vulnerable people in Wells
£6,000 30/03/2020
2
Meal delivery, virtual counselling and support for vulnerable people in Wells
National Lottery Community Fund - City Church Baby Bank
£10,000 30/03/2020
12
Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance in Swansea will set up a service for families facing financial hardship, supplying essential items such as nappies, baby wipes, baby food and toiletries. £10,000 will ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wimbledon Foodbank
£5,000 27/03/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Space
£10,000 18/03/2020
12
EFGA Bridgend will establish a youth mentoring service for young people to tackle mental health issues and develop confidence and self esteem. £10,000 will employ a Volunteer Coordinator, pay for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope House Project
£10,000 13/03/2020
12
The project will support individuals who are in crisis due to homelessness, poverty, domestic abuse, isolation, and emotional, mental and physical disabilities and impairments. Focusing on long-term ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 17/01/2020
Core
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Free Food Fridays @ Cornerstone Silverdale
£3,150 15/11/2019
We want to buy new equipment for our cafe, so we can continue to provide free three-course meals for the community.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Debt coach salary
£3,534 22/08/2019
Debt coach salary
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wimbledon Foodbank
£23,974 25/06/2019
36
Multi-role employee
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wimbledon Foodbank
£23,974 25/06/2019
Multi-role employee
National Lottery Community Fund - Children?s Support Group
£10,000 22/02/2019
12
Children's Support Group
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Alive Community Centre Food Bank (outreach of the Elim Pentecostal Church)
£7,777 19/11/2018
We want to buy a vehicle to transport fresh produce from supermarkets to our food bank
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ryedale Foodbank
£7,554 19/11/2018
We need the ability to purchase enough food and essentials to meet a rising demand in the local area.
Somerset Community Foundation - Core Funding for our outreach services.
£3,500 31/10/2018
11
Core costs of providing outreach services to homeless people in Mendip
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/07/2018
Core Costs
Somerset Community Foundation - Young Persons Volunteering Project
£3,337 18/06/2018
11
Youth volunteering in Wells
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Christians Against Poverty - Crawley Debt Centre
£9,691 20/03/2018
35
Christians against poverty offer a high quality debt counselling service by visiting clients in their own homes. Funding was provided to enable them to expand the day to day work of the Centre, in ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£5,301 29/11/2017
We want to buy a van so we can deliver food to all our Foodbank centres and for picking food up from Tesco, Asda, Waitrose and schools.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Hope Centre (part of Derby City Church)
£2,700 29/11/2017
We need essential basic household items to support victims of domestic violence, homelessness or crisis who are moving into a new home.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Alive Community Centre Food Bank (outreach of the Elim Pentecostal Church)
£3,076 29/11/2017
We want to buy a vehicle to transport fresh produce from supermarkets to our food bank.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Elevate Youth Clubs
£3,000 16/11/2017
a team building weekend away, girls beauty evenings, job experience evenings and equipment for the youth clubs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 14/11/2017
611 Asylum Work
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Hope Centre (part of Derby City Church)
£3,402 04/08/2017
We want to create a mobile version of our Hope Store to extend the support we give to the people of Derby in extreme crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Elim Community Initiatives
£6,279 25/01/2017
12
Elim Community Initiatives
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Staff costs and room rent for three years Year 3
£4,000 01/04/2015
36
Towards Staff costs and room rent for three years Year 3
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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1967, number: 251549
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Elim International Centre
De Walden Road
West Malvern
Malvern
WR14 4DF

Objectives

TO SPREAD AND PROPAGATE THE FULL GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS SET FORTH IN THE CONSTITUTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNRESTRICTED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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