Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST (GLOBAL)

Currently we have a weekly meeting for those who wish to share their faith. During the week we work with and support young people and families in Middleton. We support people in the Middleton area of Leeds through a weekly Food Bank and Well - being chat sessions. Links are kept with Romania and Colombia.
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 reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£14£36£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£47£23£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£5£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09?*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

aocglobalcharity@gmail.com

0113 5134187

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Colombia, Romania, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADELE LOUISE FRASER Appointed: 2022
  • CLLR SHARON BURKE Appointed: 2022
  • DENNIS WILLIAM BERNARD Appointed: 2022
  • DOROTHY SCIRE BA PGCE (Chair)
  • GEORGE SIMPSON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2002, number: 1090964
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR20: 81 days late, AR19: 63 days late, AR18: 130 days late, AR17: 185 days late, AR16: 29 days late, AR14: 110 days late, AR13: 114 days late, AR12: 46 days late, AR11: 118 days late, AR09: 170 days late, AR07: 127 days late, AR06: 12 days late,
Main office

The ARK Family Centre
80 Throstle Lane
LEEDS
LS10 4EY

Objectives

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) 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 INCLUDING VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OR TAPES AND BY ANY OTHER MEDIA WHICH IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE.2) THE WORLDWIDE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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