Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE)

The provision of recreation and leisure facilities and activities for young people and the community. The provision of social welfare activities and programmes for the benefit of the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 31 years

www.megacentrecentrerayleigh.co.uk

megastaff@megacentrerayleigh.co.uk

01268 779999

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£233	£177	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
30/09/21		£213	£124	£90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
30/09/20		£105	£85	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
30/09/19		£178	£99	£80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
30/09/18		£140	£103	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
30/09/17		£175	£167	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£166	£163	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£125	£123	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£134	£103	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£176	£60	£116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£122	£54	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£142	£51	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£168	£76	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£191	£100	£91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£152	£73	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£215	£61	£154	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£110	£41	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£2	£56	£-55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£79	£50	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
16 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Active Christian Trust
£10,000	21/07/2022	to help run a mentoring, counselling and wellbeing project at the Rayleigh MegaCentre for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Megacentre Rayleigh
£2,517	23/10/2021	We would like to deliver targeted teaching sessions for adults and young people to build confidence and self-esteem, and encourage families to work together and have fun.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Active Christian Trust
£10,000	09/04/2020	to help sustain an organisation supporting young people in Rochford and Castle Point during the COVID19 pandemic
Essex Community Foundation - Dads and Kids Club
£4,965	12/09/2019 10	Towards the yearly running costs for a Dads and Kids club in Rochford and Castle Point
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sports Development
£9,966	10/01/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to provide more community activity sessions for people in the area to improve health and fitness.
Essex Community Foundation - Megacentre Youth Club
£2,500	08/02/2018 11	To provide new equipment for a youth club in the Rayleigh area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support
£9,780	06/09/2017 12	The project will provide peer and community support sessions for parents, enabling them to receive advice and support to develop their skills and confidence, to better support their families.
Essex Community Foundation - Youth Work Development
£5,000	09/05/2017 11	to part fund a youth workers salary to support a wide range of services for young people in Rochford and Castle Point
Essex Community Foundation - Freedom Programme
£3,538	28/07/2016 9	To help provide support to women and families in the Rochford and Castle Point areas who are experiencing domestic abuse

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FRANCIS STANLEY CHAPMAN Appointed: 2021

LAWRENCE CANTLE MBE (Chair) Appointed: 1992

LYNN JOHN DOBSON Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH,

MARTYN PAUL DOLAN Appointed: 2022

NICHOLAS CLAXTON Appointed: 2022

PHILIP GOLDSMITH, Other trusteeship: RAYLEIGH AGE CONCERN,

SAMANTHA DUNLOP Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: CAKE CLUB,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/12/1992, number: 1015452

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 128 days late,

Main office

THE MEGACENTRE
7 BROOK ROAD
RAYLEIGH
SS6 7UT

Objectives

A) THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH EAST ESSEX BEING FACILITIES: (I) OF WHICH THOSE PERSONS HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND (II) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST ESSEX

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