Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    THE FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH OF LONDON

    The Church exists to advance the Christian religion primarily towards the French-speaking community in the United Kingdom. It makes charitable payments to charitable organisations.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£214£259£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/22£214£182£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/21£150£179£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/20£431£172£259n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/19£621£140£480£0£1,659£1,00585.9125
    31/12/18£370£105£265n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£456£127£329n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/16£148£134£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£149£117£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/14£136£103£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£113£112£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12*£110£107£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11*£110£113£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10*£84£119£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/09*£124£147£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08*£134£136£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/07*£121£145£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06*£154£153£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05*£148£162£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04*£149£165£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 26 years

    www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk

    secretariat@egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk

    020 7437 5311

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • Religious Activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The French Protestant Church of London
    £10,000 09/04/2020
    A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,000, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The French Protestant Church of London
    £98,500 25/07/2019
    £98,500 towards the capital costs of providing disabled access facilities.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ANNE BESSON ROBERTS Appointed: 2012
    • BENEDICTE FOUGIER Appointed: 2016
    • FABIEN LEREDE (Chair) Appointed: 2020
    • GHISLAIN BRICE LEUGUE YOMBA Appointed: 2016
    • JOHN BEVIL HAGG Appointed: 2022
    • PHOEBE MAY WOODS Appointed: 2020
    • THIBAULT LAVERGNE Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1998, number: 1070623
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR12: 5 days late, AR11: 139 days late, AR10: 504 days late, AR09: 745 days late, AR08: 313 days late, AR07: 14 days late, AR06: 68 days late, AR05: 184 days late, AR04: 59 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from HUGUENOTS OF SPITALFIELDS on 20/07/2023
    Main office

    FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH
    8-9 SOHO SQUARE
    LONDON
    W1D 3QD

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY BEARING WITNESS OF THE GOSPEL IN THE TRADITION OF THE CONFESSION OF FAITH DRAWN UP AT PARIS IN 1559 (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE CONFESSION) AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH PRIMARILY TOWARDS THE FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE DISCIPLINE ECCLESIASTIQUE OF 1641, THE REGLEMENTS DU CONSISTOIRE OF 1754, THE REGLEMENTS DES ANCIENS OF 1767 AND SUBSEQUENT REGLEMENTS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO TOGETHER AS THE REGLEMENTS) FORM THE HISTORICAL BASIS OF THE CHURCH'S PRACTICE AND DOCTRINE AND ITS ADHERENCE TO THE REGLEMENTS IS DECLARED AND AFFIRMED INSOFAR AS THE CONSISTORY DECIDES THEM TO BE APPROPRIATE TO CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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