Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE

HOLDING REGULAR SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT THROUGH PRACTICING THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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

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
30/04/23£399£394£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22*£308£301£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£239£221£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£174£179£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£164£179£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£157£166£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17*£109£118£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£137£91£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£115£97£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14*£102£122£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£114£95£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12*£100£93£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11*£78£71£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/05/10*£95£91£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/05/09*£84£85£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 17 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE
£50,483 10/12/2021
Discover our Culture and Traditional Heritage.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-Deeds
£10,000 19/01/2021
12
The funding will be used to deliver support to African BME migrant families by providing them with a food bank online healthy cooking on a budget classes regular communication via a dedicated website ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JANE KIGURU Appointed: 2016
  • JOHN KANIARU Appointed: 2015
  • REV PETER KAMAU
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2007, number: 1121614
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
15 returns made; AR22: 9 days late, AR17: 76 days late, AR14: 106 days late, AR12: 107 days late, AR11: 105 days late, AR10: 77 days late, AR09: 144 days late,
Main office

16 FAIREY AVENUE
HAYES
UB3 4NY

Objectives

3.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:3.2.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH {IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS} IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.2.2 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 TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND3.2.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.3.3 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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