Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE GROVE CENTRE CHURCH

The Grove Centre Church is a multi-ethnic congregation worshipping in the Baptist and United Reformed traditions and sustaining a broad range of community activities for all ages through The Grove Centre - a place for people. We aim to be a worshipping, faithful, welcoming, growing and caring people in the heart of the wider community of Sydenham and south London.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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	£218	£190	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22	£148	£142	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	£158	£127	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	£170	£152	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19	£195	£178	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	£175	£166	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£169	£146	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£186	£144	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£156	£133	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£145	£337	£-192	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£145	£138	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£146	£140	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£181	£139	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£153	£145	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.thegrovecentre.org.uk

office@thegrovecentre.org.uk

02087788601

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Lewisham,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£3,384	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."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Grove Centre
£3,139	24/04/2020	A grant of £3,139 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AVRIL ANN SYDEE Appointed: 2022

CAROLE IRENE EATON Appointed: 2011

DR FRANK RICHARD NEAL Appointed: 2019

ELIZABETH REID NOON Appointed: 2020

GRACE HARAWA Appointed: 2022

IAN EARNEST BROMLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2017

IAN EDWARD WARREN

PAUL JONATHAN TREECE

PATRICIA JANET CLARK-GARDINER Appointed: 2023

REV LOUISE ANNETTE POLHILL Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2009, number: 1129070

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Grove Centre Church
2 Jews Walk
Sydenham
London
SE26 6PL

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST AND URC DENOMINATIONS. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

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