Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

KINGSGATE COMMUNITY CHURCH (GREAT YARMOUTH) 

We a Christian Church operating mainly in Gt Yarmouth and its surrounding areas in the East of England. We are affiliated to the Relational Mission sphere of Newfrontiers. We have developed a church building which we use to provide services and support for the benefit of the local community.
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 several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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: 21 years

www.wearekingsgate.org

hello@wearekingsgate.org

01493442861

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
?

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£288£310£-22n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/22£301£268£33n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/21£256£239£17n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£327£317£10n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£259£262£-3n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£254£226£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£185£154£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£169£167£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£183£171£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£166£157£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£170£179£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£197£193£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£203£229£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£213£217£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£197£175£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£175£187£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£179£183£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£203£137£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£489£110£379£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£249£89£160£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 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
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Kingsgate Community Church
£500 27/04/2023
Grant through the Colleagues in the Community Fund.
Joseph Rank Trust - Kingsgate Community Church
£30,000 15/07/2019
36
To fund the costs of the Community Action Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-58
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2003, number: 1096694
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2002, number: 04557109
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Kingsgate Community Church
The Kings Centre
30 Queen Annes Road
Great Yarmouth
NR31 0LE

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME 2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY OR DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES 3) TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED 4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN FAMILY LIFE IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ORGANISATION OF COURSES FOR THE TEACHING OF THE SKILLS OF PARENTHOOD 5) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORFOLK, GREAT YARMOUTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great