Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ST LUKE'S CHURCH 

Religious activities (Christian).Children/Youth activities in the community.Overseas aid/support.Provides human resources.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£814£936£-122£4£1,259£1,25716.1540
31/03/22£896£912£-17£7£1,381£1,37918.15410
31/03/21£829£811£18£4£1,398£1,39820.75010
31/03/20£815£806£9£9£1,379£1,37920.55010
31/03/19*£708£687£21£5£1,370£1,37023.94910
31/03/18*£650£666£-16£2£1,349£1,33824.1600
31/03/17*£654£679£-25£3£1,365£1,35423.9600
31/03/16£672£682£-10£5£1,390£1,37924.3600
31/03/15£631£639£-8£6£1,400£1,38926.100
31/03/14£540£532£8£7£1,408£1,40631.700
31/03/13£456£469£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£440£458£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£414£432£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£359£397£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£1,411£318£1,094£10£1,115£1,10041.6190
31/03/08*£239£217£21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 16.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.st.luke.church.info

church@stlukeonline.co.uk

01977 658 505

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 54 employees

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
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£2,370 30/04/2020
Grant to St Lukes Youth Centre
Leeds Community Foundation - St Luke's Youth Centre Goes Green!
£4,890 29/10/2018
12
Grant to St Lukes Youth Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2007, number: 1119572
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2006, number: 05977613
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR19: 39 days late, AR18: 33 days late, AR17: 77 days late, AR11: 3 days late, AR09: 150 days late, AR08: 63 days late,
Main office

43 STOCKINGATE
SOUTH KIRKBY
PONTEFRACT
WF9 3RA

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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