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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH 

Activities include the provision of regular services for worship and fellowship, on Sundays and during the week. Children and Young People are catered for with specially designed teaching and activity periods on a weekly basis. The charity also runs a pre-school day care nursery. The charity also maintains a local community foodbank.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
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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*£86£78£9n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/21£86£86£1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20*£91£78£13n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/19£136£130£6n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/18£121£135£-14£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£142£131£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£113£124£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£122£126£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£1£27£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£145£127£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£130£110£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£118£112£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£130£134£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£137£128£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£114£114£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£122£124£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£154£122£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£139£135£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£139£136£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.lakenheathabundantlifechurch.org.uk

VINNIEKW@GMAIL.COM

01842860851

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Lakenheath Community Food Bank
£1,500 15/04/2020
Supporting Lakenheath Community Food bank. Covid19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sunshine Corner Day Nursery
£2,679 15/11/2019
We want to buy new equipment, toys, and games to support children with special educational needs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Abundant Life Church
£2,923 19/11/2018
We want to provide new fathers with a 'survival kit' after the birth of their new baby: a backpack of items to support dad and baby.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/1996, number: 1054430
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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; AR22: 1 days late, AR20: 10 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR05: 58 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
Main office

5 CORNFIELD AVENUE
LAKENHEATH
BRANDON
IP27 9JW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE LAKENHEATH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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