Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

EMMANUEL CITY CHURCH

Sunday worship in English, Cantonese and Mandarin language, Tuesday worship in Cantonese. cell group meeting, prayer meeting, bible teaching, leadership training, evangelism training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£374£255£119n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£428£265£163n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£556£211£345£0£2,740£2,621148.9240
31/12/20£486£213£273n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£254£110£144n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

www.ecclondon.com

admin@ecclondon.com

02075873600

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CHAN KWAI FONG (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • JIMMY HON CHUNG KAN Appointed: 2019
  • MUN YEE YAU Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2019, number: 1183070
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Centenary Hall
Cottington Street
Kennington
London
SE11 4RZ

Objectives

3.2.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.2.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO 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 TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND3.2.3 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 TRUST IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.3.3 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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