Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CLAPTON PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH 

The operation of a Church affiliated to The United Reformed Church in England and Wales from The Old chool Rooms of The Round Chapel in Clapton Park, London.Running a day Nursery and other community projects from the premises.
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£497£455£42n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£424£386£38n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/12/20£351£333£18n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19£314£313£2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/18£303£298£5£0£0£0n/a090
31/12/17£320£284£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£231£214£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£226£236£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£238£227£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£223£215£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£231£230£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£188£191£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£247£249£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.theroundchapel.org.uk

info@theroundchapel.org.uk

02085339676

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Hackney Council£87,734
Trust for London£77,395
Hackney CVS£5,000
The London Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,000 31/01/2023
Weekly community meal
Trust for London - Round Chapel, Old School Rooms
£77,395 11/06/2021
24
The funding is to develop the work of the North Hackney Neighbourhood Alliance and build their capacity by employing community organisers and a learning and co-production manager to enable people ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Clapton Park United Reformed Church
£30,000 24/03/2021
12
Wave 5 (Core): The funding is for a grant to contribute to the cost of core salaries and overheads not covered by project funding for one year: Centre Manager - partnerships, finances, governance, ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Clapton Park United Reformed Church
£7,999 10/09/2020
3
DEFRA: Seeking funding to cover the cost of our emergency food response to vulnerable adults and families. Provision includes: Daily delivery of cooked meals, food parcels and other essentials. ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Clapton Park United Reformed Church
£20,000 26/08/2020
6
LCRF Wave 3: To establish an alliance between three North-East Hackney community anchors in the post-Covid environment, with a focus on food poverty, advice and guidance.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Clapton Park United Reformed Church
£5,000 09/04/2020
The funding is for the provision of emergency support to our existing service users both vulnerable adults and families, to provide some continuation of support, to pay for food, mobile phones, ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Clapton Park United Reformed Church
£29,735 28/10/2019
24
The Clapton Community Drop In works to improve the lives of homeless and vulnerably housed Hackney residents with complex needs who struggle to navigate existing services, supporting them to build a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out To Families
£9,600 18/10/2017
12
This project will host a range of activities and signposting services for families living in hostels, single parents and migrant families, enabling people to come together and access support.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/10/2009, number: 1132114
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR12: 196 days late, AR10: 177 days late,
Main office

The Round Chapel
OLD SCHOOL ROOMS
2 Powerscroft Road
LONDON
E5 0PU

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THEBENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME OF UNION OF THE UNITEDREFORMED CHURCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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