Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK)

The charity is a church promoting the Christian Faith to those resident in Suffolk. It also carries out mission activity in Africa and is helping to establish churches there.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 25 years

www.livingit.org.uk

office@livingit.org.uk

01449774000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	*	£183	£168	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£210	£160	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£249	£157	£92	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20	*	£131	£121	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19		£137	£120	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£117	£110	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£92	£104	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£107	£89	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£110	£93	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£94	£89	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£90	£83	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£81	£85	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£84	£78	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£87	£87	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£78	£76	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£76	£77	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£74	£79	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£79	£75	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£89	£89	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£72	£81	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kenya, Norfolk, Rwanda, Suffolk, Uganda,

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Suffolk Community Foundation	£17,460
Masonic Trust	£1,000
Co-Operative Group	£843

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	18/11/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stowmarket & Area Foodbank
£843	23/10/2021	We will continue to provide much-needed support to those struggling in the community, with food parcels, lunch clubs and family support.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket & area food bank
£2,500	10/07/2020 12	Support for Stowmarket Food Bank.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket and area foodbank
£5,000	15/05/2020 12	To support core costs during the Coronavirus emergency. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket & area foodbank
£5,000	06/04/2020 12	To provide funding for the Stowmarket Foodbank during the Coronavirus lock down period. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket foodbank
£4,960	19/03/2020 12	Towards the core running costs of Stowmarket Food Bank.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket foodbank
£10,000	06/02/2019 12	To support the foodbank and its work within the community.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket foodbank
£5,000	17/10/2018 12	Towards rent and delivery costs for their foodbank
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket foodbank
£10,000	30/05/2018 11	This is to recognise the expansion of service giving a more holistic support packages to clients of the foodbank.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket Foodbank
£4,000	19/06/2017	Towards the annual running costs of the foodbank.
Suffolk Community Foundation - New life care
£5,000	05/05/2017	Towards the costs of a new van to enable support for elderly and vulnerable people with carrying out garden and home maintenance.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stowmarket and Area Foodbank
£5,000	08/12/2016 12	towards one year's running costs of a foodbank and family support service in Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stowmarket Foodbank
£7,500	11/09/2014	towards one year's running costs of a Foodbank that provides emergency support to disadvantaged individuals and families in Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stowmarket Foodbank
£5,000	14/03/2013	towards one year's core costs of a foodbank supporting people on low incomes in Suffolk

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-70

ADRIAN MARCUS DAVIES Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Car Technician

MIKE SMITH (Chair), Occupation: Ministerr Of Religion (Pastor)

MR RICHARD FENNING, Occupation: Farmer

SIMON DOUGLAS WILLIAM GINNS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Client Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/1999, number: 1074780
Registered at Companies House on 08/12/1998, number: 03680002

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 42 days late, AR20: 7 days late, AR07: 48 days late,

Main office

New Life Church (Suffolk)
Red Gables
Ipswich road
Stowmarket
IP14 1BE

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN ALL OF ITS FULLNESS BY MEANS OF CHURCH SERVICES, REVIVAL MEETINGS, CRUSADES, PRINTED MATTER AND AUDIO VISUAL MATERIAL (2) THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS BY OFFERING PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL HELP (3) THE FURTHERANCE OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE SUFFOLK

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