Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

GOSPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWCASTLE 

Church based charity spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. Helping people find Life in all its fullness through: Weekly Sunday meetings, local discussion groups, "Streetworx" programme working with street friends / volunteers from all walks of life in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Looking to grow, buy a building & expand our activities and help increasing numbers of people experience God's love.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 14 years

http://www.destinynewcastle.com/

info@destinynewcastle.com

01912419067

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UN SDGs
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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£85£80£6n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/03/22£77£76£1n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/21£71£49£22n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£88£67£22n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/19£81£51£31n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/18£51£51£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£53£52£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£53£52£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£39£42£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£41£45£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£48£45£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£45£40£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£22£21£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar And Cleveland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 150 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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Destiny Streetworx Soup Kitchen Outreach Programmes
£6,000 07/09/2015
Towards Destiny Streetworx Soup Kitchen Outreach Programmes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2010, number: 1134332
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/06/2009, number: 06926769
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

23 BRIARSIDE
WESTERHOPE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE5 2LT

Objectives

. 1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-.2 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH [IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OFBELIEFS] IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THEWORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVEGOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND,INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAYTHINK FIT; AND.4 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITEDKINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;.5 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH INPROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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