Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

EMMANUEL GROUP OF CHURCHES 

Emmanuel Group of Churches as three ecumenical Christian congregations engages in a wide variety of activites including worship and prayer, youth & community work incl. funded part-time youth worker and care worker, using our premises to host community groups e.g. weight watchers and an NHS health group, asian men's and asian women's groups, family tots and a number of other churches.(see report)
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 13 years

www.emmgroup.org.uk

office@emmanuelgroup.org.uk

01604408182

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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
31/12/22£565£482£82£0£337£4211235
31/12/21£322£308£14n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/12/20£406£252£154n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£258£201£58n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/18£236£231£6£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17£226£222£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£193£190£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£211£209£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£192£198£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£177£180£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£177£190£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£182£186£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 12%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 104.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 35 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
The Trussell Trust£214,103
Sport England£82,160
Northamptonshire Community Foundation£53,225
Garfield Weston Foundation£35,000
DCMS£34,998
National Lottery Community Fund£29,494
Co-Operative Group£6,057
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£4,286 07/12/2023
ongoing wraparound support service to continue the delivery of HSF vouchers
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Food Bank Manager and toiletries for 2 months
£1,625 10/08/2023
Food Bank Manager and toiletries for 2 months
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Warehouse staff costs
£3,000 11/05/2023
We are asking for your support for salary costs, and in particular for 2 new members of staff, both of whom were volunteers with us, and we took them on staff in February with the Household Voucher ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Additional support
£3,000 30/01/2023
Your funds will enable us to provide foods for more people, helping to reduce food hunger and poverty
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - HSF3 - capacity support
£5,444 30/01/2023
Delivery of phase 3 of the Household Support vouchers and providing support to beneficiaries
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£9,914 13/12/2022
Winter Support Grant
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Emmanuel Group of Churches
£5,000 21/11/2022
Continue to pay the Children and Families’ Worker, to continue the excellent service provided to disadvantaged families in our community, including referrals from Weston Favell Centre Food Bank
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/08/2022
Roof Repairs for Emmanuel Church
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Food Bank Manager costs
£3,000 05/07/2022
Food Bank Manager costs
Sport England - Roof Repairs, Toilet Refurbishment and Shower Facility
£40,000 04/07/2022
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Roof Repairs, Toilet Refurbishment and Shower Facility. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Emmanuel's community spaces
£10,000 24/06/2022
The group will use the funding to improve a church building so that a variety of community groups can carry on using the facilities. This will improve a space that matters to the local community.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Community Fridge Project
£5,000 21/04/2022
To set up a community fridge led by volunteers
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£155,250 31/03/2022
0.8 FTE adviser (Community Law Service) and 0.2 FTE support worker (in-house)
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Weston Favell Centre Food Bank
£5,000 16/03/2022
Towards programme costs for a befriending service that helps people cope with isolation through the pandemic, specifically supporting families experiencing domestic abuse.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Young Families Worker
£2,121 03/12/2021
Young Families Worker
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£35,196 30/11/2021
Volunteer Development Manager costs
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Top-up grant
£470 29/10/2021
Top-up grant connected to FFA/915711/21-22/7
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£6,057 23/10/2021
Your support would help us to continue to fund the foodbank, helping us to feed people in need in Northampton.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - support for families experiencing domestic abuse
£3,000 08/07/2021
focused support for families experiencing domestic abuse
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Provide meals
£3,000 23/06/2021
Foodbank staff costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Walking Support Groups
£9,494 04/06/2021
The funding will be used to run supported 'walk and talk' activities for local young people and adults as well as offer play opportunities for children. The project aims to help improve the mental ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Core costs
£5,000 20/05/2021
Core costs
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£2,000 17/05/2021
Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£1,279 22/01/2021
Units of technology
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Sally's Hub
£3,000 20/01/2021
Project working with at risk or excluded children and young people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 06/11/2020
Core Costs for Emmanuel Church
Sport England - Roof Repairs, Toilet Refurbishment and Shower Facility
£42,160 12/10/2020
11
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Roof Repairs, Toilet Refurbishment and Shower Facility. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£34,998 03/07/2020
"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 Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£4,054 25/06/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs, delivery costs
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Supporting isolated and disadvantaged young people
£3,000 01/04/2020
2
Day to day activities focus mostly on a range of social welfare projects, and this funding will provide phone support to the people in need we know through our youth work projects including: pastoral ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£4,690 31/03/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs, delivery costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Weston Favell Centre Foodbank store
£10,000 25/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to set up a community food bank that will support people who are experiencing the effects of food poverty. The project aims to create volunteering opportunities and reduce ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£4,992 12/02/2019
PT Fundraiser & training costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£75,095 02/02/2019
36
Three new p/t food bank posts
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£4,992 31/01/2019
12
p/t fundraiser
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
£72,032 12/12/2018
Foodbank Manager, Stock Controller & Admin p/t posts
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2011, number: 1140504
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR13: 12 days late,
Main office

EMMANUEL CHURCH
WESTON FAVELL CENTRE
NORTHAMPTON
NN3 8JR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHURCHES. IN ACHIEVING ITS PURPOSE, THE CHARITY WILL ENGAGE IN A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, EITHER ON ITS OWN OR WITH OTHERS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO):A) THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP; B) THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; C) MISSION AND EVANGELISM; D) PASTORAL WORK, INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND THE BEREAVED; E) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG AND OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND F) THE SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Data Sources

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