Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CENTRAL TRUST 

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, PROVISION OF A LOCAL CHURCH TO ADVANCE AND/OR PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF BELIEF
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly

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£635£610£24£16£1,120£1,12022370
31/12/21£493£410£83n/an/an/an/an/a110
31/12/20*£620£409£212£0£1,013£1,01329.80102
31/12/19£781£657£124£626£801£80114.64100
31/12/18£533£609£-76£0£704£70413.9450
31/12/17£621£609£12£0£780£78015.450
31/12/16£609£543£66£518£768£7681740
31/12/15£460£457£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£469£411£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£396£375£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£446£330£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£368£292£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£359£279£80£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£326£239£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£279£212£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£209£175£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£221£95£125£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£112£110£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£65£47£18£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 57.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 3 employees
  • 70 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspired Hope
£10,000 25/03/2021
8
The funding will be used to provide emotional physical and psychological support and food parcels to the most vulnerable including older people who suffer social isolation and loneliness and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/04/2004, number: 1103327
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 23 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 356 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

2 KENTISH BUILDINGS
BOROUGH HIGH STREET
LONDON
SE1 1NP

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A LOCAL CHURCH TO ADVANCE OR PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OR DOCTRINES OF BELIEF SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THIS DEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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