Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

AVERY HILL CHARITABLE TRUST 

The advancement of the Christian Faith, relief of poverty
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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
28/02/23£644£453£191£0£603£1694.56125
28/02/22£374£345£28n/an/an/an/an/a150
28/02/21£492£352£140n/an/an/an/an/a125
29/02/20£346£308£38n/an/an/an/an/a120
28/02/19£282£310£-28n/an/an/an/an/a125
28/02/18£230£229£0£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£238£186£51£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/16£193£183£10£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£181£185£-4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£130£122£8£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£126£111£16£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/12£109£106£3£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£104£95£10£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£84£85£-1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£96£80£17£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08£92£69£23£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07*£87£67£21£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06*£82£62£20£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£114£88£26£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 197.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years

www.averyhill.info

averyhilloffice@gmail.com

02088597073

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley, Greenwich,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 125 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bexley Foodbank
£34,000 02/03/2023
Volunteer Coordinator (25hrs/week, incl NI and Pension, 2 yrs)
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 20/12/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bexley Foodbank
£125,965 19/05/2022
1 FTE CA adviser
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 07/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bexley Foodbank
£10,056 25/06/2019
12
Van hire
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bexley Foodbank
£10,056 25/06/2019
Van hire
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bexley Foodbank
£2,683 15/05/2019
12
Additional hours for manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bexley Foodbank
£2,683 15/05/2019
Additional hours for manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-66
  • ANGELA WALTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Administration Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2004, number: 1103393
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/2004, number: 05039769
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 231 days late, AR06: 296 days late,
Main office

Avery Hill Christian Fellowship
Southspring
SIDCUP
DA15 8EA

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD GENERALLY INCLUDING BY THE WORSHIP OF GOD, THE INSTRUCTION AND EDIFICATION OF CHRISTIANS, THE CARE AND CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN AND THE EVANGELISATION OF NON-CHRISTIANS.3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG ALL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD.3.3 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING.3.4 TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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