Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ONE CHURCH LEICESTER

To advance the Christian faith, to relieve sickness and financial hardship, and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods and services of any kind including through the provision of counselling, in such parts of the UK and the world as the Trustees see fit. To love God, love people and love His mission.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,393,407 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£1,622£1,123£499£0£2,565£2,39325.627500
31/12/22£1,137£836£301£0£2,066£1,36219.525350
31/12/21£688£700£-12£0£996£95916.422300
31/12/20£595£579£16£0£1,008£90218.723100
31/12/19£633£449£184£0£993£88923.820300
31/12/18£584£574£10£0£1,017£91519.1190
31/12/17£280£274£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 59%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 25.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.onechurch.org.uk

admin@onechurch.org.uk

01162558672

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ghana, Israel, Kenya, Leicester City, Leicestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-69
  • ANDREW CHARLES ELTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • FAITH OKONKWO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Project Manager
  • JAMES ADAM PRESTWICH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • JAMES OWERS MR Appointed: 2024
  • PHILIP ANTHONY JOHN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • REV DAVID HIND Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2016, number: 1170291
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/07/2016, number: 10286979
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ALL NATIONS CHURCH LEICESTER on 22/02/2023
Main office

One Centre
10 Frog Island
LEICESTER
LE3 5AG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OT PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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