Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE FAITH AND BELIEFS ESTABLISHED BY THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST.THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED OF SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT BY THE PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS STATEMENT OF FAITH.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£226£166£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£83£75£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£139£110£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£227£168£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£106£126£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£74£104£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£82£51£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£57£54£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£44£40£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£49£43£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£43£35£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.cccamazinggraceparish.org

info@cccamazinggraceparish.org

01689610410

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Nigeria, Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£76,176
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity£55,000
DCMS£31,216
The London Community Foundation£14,498
United Saviours Charity£4,692
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Amazing Grace Community Project Covid Fund
£55,000 24/03/2021
 The Foundation will contribute towards costs of community projects delivered to people of all faiths and none by Amazing Grace Parish for the period of the grant. The Foundation will also provide Grants plus funding specifically for a development ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Celestial church of Christ Amazing Grace parish
£6,638 17/12/2020
14
The funding is for buying a suitable fridge freezer for storing meat and chicken donations we get, for our community digital development (cv builder, back to work calculation etc). To buy non food essentials like toiletories, baby nappies, tissues ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,216 26/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Celestial Church of Christ Amazing Grace Parish
£7,860 10/07/2020
To continue to provide food necessities for vulnerable people in our geographical area of Peckham and Nunhead. We are currently supporting 50 people to a 3 meals a day.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£38,088 17/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£38,088 17/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
£4,692 07/04/2020
2
To provide food necessities for vulnerable people in our geographical area (Peckham, Nunhead and Old Kent Road area). We aim to support 30 family a week.
National Lottery Community Fund - AGP Neighborhood Connect
£8,146 07/02/2019
12
The project will facilitate cinema and tea clubs for elderly people. The aim is to reduce isolation and improve health.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ELIZABETH AKINSANYA (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • LEAH ADEJINMI Appointed: 2020
  • MELVIN SHOYEJU Appointed: 2020
  • REBECCA AKINSANYA Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2012, number: 1146389
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR21: 1 days late, AR19: 10 days late,
Main office

Unit 34
Addington Business Centre
Vulcan Way
New Addington
CROYDON
CR0 9UG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS)ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELIEFS ESTABLISHED BY THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS TO RELIEVE IN NEED THE SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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