Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (HAVERHILL)

The charity has three main focus's at present:-Church Congregational LifeCommunity ProjectsChalkstone Community Centre

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 18 years

www.rolcc.org.uk

admin@rolcc.org.uk

01440712288

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£116	£122	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£111	£99	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£152	£127	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£133	£122	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£181	£248	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18		£199	£213	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£307	£329	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£235	£252	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£232	£202	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£255	£210	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£239	£201	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£160	£181	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£166	£142	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£115	£106	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£87	£79	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£65	£65	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£39	£29	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

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
40 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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to REACH Community Projects
£19,200	13/06/2018 24	towards two years' salary of the Operations Manager at a foodbank project and resource centre in a deprived area of Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to REACH Community Projects
£9,000	08/12/2016 12	towards one year's salary of the Coordinator at a foodbank helping disadvantaged people in Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to REACH Community Projects
£16,000	12/06/2014 24	towards two years' running costs of a food bank for people in need in Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to REACH Community Projects
£6,000	12/09/2012	towards one year's running costs of a food bank in a disadvantaged area of Suffolk
National Lottery Community Fund - Impacting your Community 10 week Course
£10,000	07/04/2011 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity based in Suffolk. They will use the funding to train volunteers and management committee members in various aspects of running a community and voluntary ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity based in Suffolk. They will use the funding to train volunteers and management committee members in various aspects of running a community and voluntary organisation. This will help members to learn how to sustain the organisation and provide a more efficient service to the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOANNA MARIE NICHOLAS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

PAUL TURNER Appointed: 2023

ROY GRAHAM Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2006, number: 1115810

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
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; AR09: 21 days late, AR08: 67 days late, AR07: 90 days late,

Main office

Chalkstone Community Centre
Millfields Way
HAVERHILL
CB9 0JB

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN HAVERHILL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AND WHO MAY BE AGED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN HAVERHILL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(C) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HAVERHILL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAVERHILL, NATIONALLY AND WORLDWIDE

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