Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

The daily activities of the charity are closely aligned to its goals and its policies and include:-. Conducting Christian meetings Running community projects including a playgroup and caf+-? Organising activities and groups Raising money for overseas missions Working closely with other Christian organisations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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
31/12/23	£494	£496	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£439	£516	£-77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£625	£503	£123	£91	£875	£861	20.6	19	90
31/12/20	£473	£419	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£485	£454	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£487	£496	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£504	£517	£-14	£402	£676	£659	15.3	21	0
31/12/16	£461	£465	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£442	£471	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£896	£816	£81	£642	£724	£582	8.6	21	0
31/12/13	£692	£650	£42	£110	£814	£739	13.6	14	0
31/12/12?	£494	£442	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/11	£457	£383	£75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/10	£378	£343	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/09	£344	£293	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/08	£280	£296	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/07?	£344	£329	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£308	£266	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£300	£285	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 40 years

www.southendchristianfellowship.org.uk

info@southendchristianfellowship.org.uk

01702347035

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Southend-on-sea,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Christian Fellowship
£5,000	17/06/2021	towards the core costs of community support projects run by a church in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Christian Fellowship
£5,000	18/06/2020	to help support members of the community in need during the COVID19 crisis in and around the Kursaal ward in Southend

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE JAYNE BURGESS Appointed: 2016

GRAHAM KENNETH STONE

MALCOLM CHARLES HART Appointed: 2013

MATTHEW JOHN VERRINDER Appointed: 2021

NIGEL PATRICK ELLIOTT Appointed: 2019

PETER BURGESS

ROBERT PAUL BATES Appointed: 1988

ROHAN JAMES SARAVANAMUTTU Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/1984, number: 290547

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Southend Christian Fellowship
600 Southchurch Road
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 2PT

Objectives

1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE FOURTH SCHEDULE OF THE DEED AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE. 2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WHO ARE AGED OR SICK. 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IF THE TRUSTEES SO DECIDE THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

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