Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -10

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES;THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; ANDTHE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT

Analysis by Giving is Great

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 strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why are there only 3 trustees?
Why is the Board composition very static and has little diversity in terms of age?

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
31/03/23	£190	£151	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£155	£90	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£196	£133	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£116	£108	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19?	£115	£86	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£94	£83	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£61	£51	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.thecornerstone-church.com

hello@thecornerstone-church.com

07908336155

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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

DCMS	£26,250
Postcode Society Trust	£17,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,000
United Saviours Charity	£3,600
London Catalyst	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Catalyst - The Empowerment Group - 1
£2,500	29/06/2022	Partners for Health- Therapy for the BME Community
Postcode Society Trust - Supporting Senior Citizens in the community
£17,500	27/05/2022	Funding used to hire a PT Projects manager to recruit, train & manage volunteers to support 90 senior citizens in Southwark & Lewisham
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for BME Senior Citizens in Southwark & Lewisham
£9,000	29/04/2022	The funding will be used for a salary contribution for a full time culturally specific support worker. The aim of the project is to support those in the BME community who are suffering with loneliness and have no family support.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£26,250	17/07/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
£3,600	09/04/2020 0	The funding is to provide food, medicine and essential items and care for vulnerable senior citizens with no next of kin, currently in need and in self isolation due to covid-19. The beneficiaries are based at two sheltered housing accommodations in ....more The funding is to provide food, medicine and essential items and care for vulnerable senior citizens with no next of kin, currently in need and in self isolation due to covid-19. The beneficiaries are based at two sheltered housing accommodations in the London borough of Southwark.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-46

ANTHONY BRATHWAITE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

GERALD OKULLO Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

HAFIS RAJI Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2016, number: 1167384
Registered at Companies House on 14/12/2015, number: 09915593

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE

Objectives

· THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;· THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;· THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES;· THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;· THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND· THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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