Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE 

1. The Object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Sheffield and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.2. The CIO provides a range of Christian services and activities for all ages and nationalities. The CIO also provides local community benefits including the Burngreave Foodbank.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
Established: 9 years

www.rockchristiancentre.org

info@rockchristiancentre.org

01143503232

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX

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
31/10/22£347£273£74n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/10/21£322£222£100n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/10/20£297£205£92n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/10/19£268£190£78n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/10/18£229£187£42£0£0£0n/a0100
31/10/17£250£172£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16*£217£147£70£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 120 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£142,323 31/03/2022
0.9 FTE CA advisor and project costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£3,900 06/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£30,000 19/12/2018
12
New warehouse space for food bank
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Burngreave Foodbank
£30,000 12/12/2018
New warehouse space

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2015, number: 1163895
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR16: 19 days late,
Main office

Rock Christian Centre
179 Spital Hill
SHEFFIELD
S4 7LF

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SHEFFIELD AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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