Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

24-7 PRAYER STANFORD 

Proximity Church is a Christian community that operates primarily in Thurrock and the surrounding areas of Essex. The provision of supportive projects such as youth work, educational services, pastoral care, acts of worship and projects to benefit the community and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£127£117£10n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/21£105£99£6n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£106£94£11n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/19£122£110£12n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18*£121£127£-6£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17£131£127£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£98£70£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£49£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£54£57£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£44£44£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£55£46£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.proximitychurch.co.uk

info@proximitychurch.co.uk

07798897532

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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
Essex Community Foundation - Proximity Schools
£4,550 13/04/2023
to contribute to the core costs of an organisation providing mental health and wellbeing support to adolescents across Thurrock
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to 24-7 Prayer Stanford
£8,703 03/02/2022
towards staff costs at an organisation supporting the mental health and education of young people who are disengaging with school in Thurrock

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2012, number: 1146983
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/01/2012, number: 07900719
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR18: 5 days late, AR15: 50 days late, AR13: 173 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from GLOBAL GENERATION CHURCH on 22/12/2023
Main office

217 Southend Road
Stanford-le-Hope
SS17 7AB

Objectives

THE CHARITYS OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN STANFORD-LE-HOPE, ESSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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