Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

EPHRATA CHURCH COMMUNITY

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH & VALUES BY ANNOUNCING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS-CHRIST THROUGH PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD, PUBLICATIONS & PROMOTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS. 2. TO TACKLE LONELINESS AMONG OLD PEOPLE/PATIENTS IN THE CARE HOMES/HOSPITAL; TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING CARE FOR THE NEEDY AND BY COOPERATION WITH OTHERS TO OFFER HELP TO VICTIMS OF WAR AND OTHER MISFORTUNE.

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£24	£23	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£17	£19	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£20	£17	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£17	£12	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£16	£15	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£16	£13	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	*	£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	*	£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	*	£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	*	£4	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£3	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	*	£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£4	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 18 years

www.ephratabolton.org

ephrataboltonuk@gmail.com

07950161183

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Angola, Bolton, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£38,770
DCMS	£9,964
Forever Manchester	£9,830

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Set Up a Mentoring Scheme and Develop Interview Skills to help BME Young People
£5,000	08/03/2024	Weekly careers support sessions for people seeking asylum from Africa.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social events to celebrate the Coronation and improve mental well-being
£10,000	17/03/2023	The funding will be used to host a concert to mark the King’s Coronation along with mental health support through awareness days focus groups and one to one support for people from ethnic ....more The funding will be used to host a concert to mark the King’s Coronation along with mental health support through awareness days focus groups and one to one support for people from ethnic backgrounds. The project aims to improve wellbeing and social relationships and create volunteering opportunities.
Forever Manchester - Mental health support to African refugees, low-income and disadvantaged people in Bolton
£1,000	13/12/2022	Cost of Living- Mental health support
National Lottery Community Fund - Group singing at the care homes to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and beyond
£9,530	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to allow young people to visit and sing with elderly people at care homes. The project aims to promote relationships across generations.
Forever Manchester - Ephrata's 5 ways to wellbeing
£1,000	01/12/2021	Costs for 8 wellbeing sessions
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving COVID-19 vaccine uptake among minority ethnic groups in Bolton
£9,740	19/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to deliver a range of appropriate intervention to inform and advice black ethnic minority (BME) communities the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccinations programme. The project ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of appropriate intervention to inform and advice black ethnic minority (BME) communities the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccinations programme. The project aims to overcome myths and fears and create a trusted environment to facilitate communication and inform BME groups about the risk of not having the vaccine.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,964	14/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Forever Manchester - Improving mental well-being
£2,830	01/05/2020	Shopping, advice and multi-lingual support
National Lottery Community Fund - Training volunteers to tackle loneliness
£9,500	09/10/2019 12	Training volunteers to tackle loneliness
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ephrata Church Community
£1,570	06/10/2017	towards an overnight trip to an outdoor adventure centre for a group of children from refugee communities in Bolton
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing with old people and listening to their stories
£9,749	27/09/2017 12	The group will run choir and singing activities, which will include volunteers meeting with older people to reduce isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

DR KAYONDA HUBERT NGAMABA Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Senior Pastor

FRANCK FUANGI SAMBENGA Appointed: 2006

MAYI KAMA MULENGE

PERSEVERANT MUPOLO Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2006, number: 1114439
Registered at Companies House on 09/12/2014, number: 09346672

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
Conflicting interests
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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
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

17 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR17: 10 days late, AR16: 14 days late, AR15: 106 days late, AR14: 38 days late, AR13: 72 days late, AR12: 84 days late,

Main office

VICTORIA HALL 37-39 KNOWSLEY STREET
BOLTON
BL1 2AS

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AS PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM OF GOD THROUGH PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD, LECTURES, PRAYERS, PUBLICATIONS AND BY ENSURING SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND PROMOTING PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO LIVE A LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS AND PREVAILING PRAYER.2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING CARE FOR THE NEEDY AND BY COOPERATION WITH OTHER CHARITIES AND CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS TO OFFER HELP, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE TO DISASTERS, VICTIMS OF WAR AND OTHER MISFORTUNE BOTH LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTENTIONALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTENTIONALLY.