Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

OASIS OF LOVE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

The charity has adopted the strategies below- Organisation of Christian conferences and events- Support for other charities- Support for Christian events- Support and Assistance to individualsActivities include:- Conferences, workshops & events- Soup kitchen- Welfare support to individuals- Missionary activities and evangelism- Support to other charities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

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
30/09/23		£170	£164	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	160
30/09/22		£146	£131	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/09/21		£135	£83	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
30/09/20		£90	£60	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	102
30/09/19	*	£68	£64	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	86
30/09/18		£58	£65	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17		£71	£81	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£141	£103	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15	*	£131	£185	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£108	£103	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£106	£91	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£153	£88	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.thelovecentre.org

info@thelovecentre.org

01902450888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,554
Sport England	£5,708
DCMS	£5,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£4,960

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£5,708	15/07/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Cycling project, with a focus on beneficiaries ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Cycling project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - D-ICE
£4,960	23/06/2021	The grant will pay for room hire and volunteer costs for the D-ICE project
National Lottery Community Fund - Oasis of Love Food Bank
£9,554	22/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to continue delivery of a food and clothing bank for vulnerable people in the local community. The project aims to ensure that people who are pushed into crisis are able to ....more The funding will be used to continue delivery of a food and clothing bank for vulnerable people in the local community. The project aims to ensure that people who are pushed into crisis are able to access essential items during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	23/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Age Range of Trustees:

EULALEE REID Appointed: 2019

FERDINAND DANIEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None

HENRY BADA, Occupation: Business Development Manager

JIDE OGUNMILUYI Appointed: 2019

RITA FAVOUR

REV EMMANUEL IORNONGU, Occupation: Eu/Asylum Seeker Project Worker

ZODWA NGENYA Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2010, number: 1139532

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

12 returns made; AR19: 33 days late, AR15: 40 days late,

Main office

Oasis Of Love International Centre
78A Walsall Street
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV1 3LP

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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