Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE ST MICHAEL'S COMMUNITY CENTRE 

A Christian community centre offering range of community activities.
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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 41 years

revn@hotmail.co.uk

02086912167

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£41£29£12n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/22*£23£10£13n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21*£30£10£20n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20*£22£15£7n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19*£57£22£35n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18*£38£57£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£130£176£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£223£236£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£278£273£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£298£297£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£272£338£-66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£285£325£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£463£367£96£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£372£391£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£401£400£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08?*£373£378£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£299£330£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£318£306£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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
Power to Change - St Michael's Community Centre
£10,000 12/02/2018
Grant to St Michael's Community Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-68
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/09/1983, number: 287883
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2013, number: 08572926
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 14 days late, AR21: 379 days late, AR20: 744 days late, AR19: 1110 days late, AR18: 349 days late, AR17: 318 days late, AR16: 676 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR10: 87 days late, AR09: 234 days late, AR08: 39 days late, AR05: 103 days late, AR04: 194 days late,
Main office

St Michael's Community Centre
Desmond Street
New Cross
SE14 6JF

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF ST. JAMES'S HATCHAM AND ST. MICHAEL'S HATCHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISHES OF ST. JAMES, HATCHAM AND ST. MICHAELS, HATCHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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