Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

AGAPE MINISTRIES LTD 

Presenting the Gospel in word and action on campuses, in the workplace, the community and around the world. Developing products and resources to aid our workers, partners and volunteers.Developing strategic partnerships with churches and other organisations. Global Aid Network to provide Humanitarian Aid and relief wherever needed.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
Established: 55 years

www.agape.org.uk

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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
31/12/22£4,252£4,285£-33£17£1,629£1,2973.6936
31/12/21£3,600£3,752£-153£70£1,667£1,3354.39115
31/12/20£3,670£3,622£48£89£1,817£1,4754.99430
31/12/19£3,164£3,094£70£185£1,767£1,4305.59185
31/12/18£2,808£2,775£33£128£1,693£1,3505.810330
31/12/17£2,790£2,610£179£85£1,662£1,30861030
31/12/16£2,622£2,599£23£100£1,480£1,1195.21010
31/12/15£2,530£2,470£61£113£1,451£1,0915.31010
31/12/14£2,516£2,469£47£29£1,391£9794.81000
31/12/13£2,520£2,514£6£14£1,343£9554.61010
31/12/12£2,417£2,393£25£18£1,332£9324.71030
31/12/11£2,363£2,345£18£14£1,305£9154.71000
31/12/10£2,989£2,390£599£28£1,289£9014.5920
31/12/09£2,582£2,695£-113£37£685£5702.51100
31/12/08£2,845£2,888£-43£73£796£6842.81190
31/12/07£2,743£2,815£-72£79£839£7243.11280
31/12/06?£3,987£3,858£129£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£2,526£2,450£76£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£2,359£2,235£124£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 93 employees
  • 6 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: 45-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/04/1969, number: 258421
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/03/1969, number: 00949989
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ENCOUNTER HOUSE (ESSEX) on 17/11/2021
Main office

AGAPE
167 NEWHALL STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B3 1SW

Objectives

(1) TO TRANSMIT, PROPAGATE AND COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO STUDENTS AND OTHERS AT UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES SCHOOLS AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. (2) TO HELP THOSE WHO BECOME CHRISTIANS THROUGH RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS TO GROW TOWARD THEM TO REACH OTHERS WITH THE GOSPEL. (3) TO HELP CHRISTIANS TO BECOME ESTABLISHED AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHURCHES AND TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CHURCHES OF MANY DENOMINATIONS IN THE WORK OF EVANGELISTIC. (4) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR DISTRESS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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