Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

Excess reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

KINGSGATE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Advancement of the Christian Faith, Relief of persons who are poor and needy and the advancement of education on the basis of Christian principals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,225,580 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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		£4,052	£3,710	£342	£202	£9,496	£8,226	26.6	71	150
31/12/21		£3,744	£3,120	£624	£155	£9,154	£7,941	30.5	77	175
31/12/20		£4,049	£3,315	£734	£297	£8,530	£7,525	27.2	92	300
31/12/19		£4,573	£4,172	£401	£541	£8,670	£7,989	23	95	1,000
31/12/18		£4,471	£4,090	£381	£512	£7,395	£6,612	19.4	96	400
31/12/17		£4,098	£3,573	£524	£431	£7,013	£6,409	21.5	90	0
31/12/16		£3,723	£3,352	£371	£413	£6,489	£5,945	21.3	89	0
31/12/15		£3,949	£3,341	£609	£9	£6,118	£5,331	19.1	48	0
31/12/14		£3,705	£3,117	£588	£9	£5,509	£5,170	19.9	53	0
31/12/13		£3,251	£2,776	£475	£8	£4,921	£4,442	19.2	43	0
31/12/12		£2,751	£2,457	£294	£7	£4,446	£4,252	20.8	43	0
31/12/11		£2,664	£2,400	£264	£8	£4,152	£4,045	20.2	39	0
31/12/10		£2,438	£2,245	£193	£7	£3,888	£3,805	20.3	38	0
31/12/09		£2,231	£1,823	£407	£208	£3,695	£3,500	23	35	0
31/12/08		£2,224	£1,343	£881	£6	£4,161	£3,972	35.5	30	0
31/12/07	*	£1,570	£1,061	£509	£8	£3,281	£2,778	31.4	21	0
31/12/06		£1,446	£930	£516	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£3,059	£803	£2,256	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 26.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 20 years

www.kingsgate.church

info@kingsgate.church

01733311156

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Peterborough City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

71 employees
150 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 Peterborough Foodbank
£5,000	17/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£155,250	31/03/2022	1.6 FTE CA advisors, including specialist support for people with mental health needs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£96,552	26/10/2021	1 FT adviser with CA, for 3 years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£29,927	23/07/2020	Income maximisation - advice worker
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£4,551	17/06/2020	CV emergency costs: salary costs
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Kingsgate Community Church
£5,000	10/06/2020 3	to purchase kitchen packs consisting of saucepans, frying pans, crockery and cutlery to enable 125 people to cook nutritious meals for themselves thus helping to increase their physical well being ....more to purchase kitchen packs consisting of saucepans, frying pans, crockery and cutlery to enable 125 people to cook nutritious meals for themselves thus helping to increase their physical well being and promote independent living. They work with families fleeing domestic violence, rough sleepers currently accommodated in hotels but being moved on to longer term accommodation, and families with children being moved on from emergency temporary accommodation.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Peterborough Foodbank
£3,091	01/04/2020	CV emergency costs: delivery costs, salary costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-77

ADERONKE LYDIA OPAYINKA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Director

BARRY FEATHERSTONE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

DR DAVID ANDREW SMITH (Chair), Occupation: Senior Pastor

MATTHEW NEGUS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

SAMSON OLUWASINA ABIOYE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Scientist, Other trusteeship: JESUS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE MINISTRIES LONDON (AKA) DIVINE CONNECTION CHURCH,

NORMAN PASKIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: HEALING ROOMS ENGLAND & WALES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2004, number: 1106273
Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2004, number: 05124435

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR07: 271 days late, AR05: 105 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WELL HEAD CENTRE on 06/10/2022

Main office

2 STAPLEE WAY
PETERBOROUGH
PE1 4YT

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF OF THE COMPANY FROM TIME TO TIME AGREED AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF PASTORALS CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE INCLUDING VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OR TAPES AND BY ANY OTHER MEDIA WHICH IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE.3.2 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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