Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
    • Narrow trustee age band: -2
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • All male board: -3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    NEW GROUND CHURCHES

    To advance the Christian faithTo provide events for Christian fellowship and teachingTo relieve sickness and financial hardship To promote and preserve good health
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
    • The Board is completely male
    • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

    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£637£599£38£0£196£1803.6530
    31/12/22£575£625£-49£3£158£1543425
    31/12/21£487£458£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/20£503£557£-53£0£178£1783.8420
    31/12/19£728£729£-1£0£232£1863.13233
    31/12/18£450£521£-71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£748£588£160£0£303£1372.830
    31/12/16£381£386£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£613£629£-16£4£148£1152.220
    31/12/14?£387£368£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/09/13£431£290£141n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/09/12*£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/09/11£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/09/10£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/09/09£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/09/08*£112£104£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 10%
    Liabilities/Income: 3%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 9.8
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 17 years

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Belgium, East Sussex, France, Germany, Guernsey, Italy, Kent, Liverpool City, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Surrey, Switzerland, Throughout London, West Sussex, Zimbabwe,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • 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

    Age Range of Trustees: 55-70
    • DALE MICHAEL BARLOW Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Pastor
    • DAVID HOLDEN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
    • DAVID PAUL ROWSELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
    • ROBERT CHARLES PATRICK GWYNN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
    • TIMOTHY GORDON WORT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2007, number: 1121110
    • Registered at Companies House on 15/06/2007, number: 06281483
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • 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
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    16 returns made; AR12: 8 days late, AR08: 11 days late,
    Main office

    Kings Church Centre
    33 Amy Road
    Oxted
    RH8 0PW

    Objectives

    A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN ASHBURNHAM PLACE, EAST SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF EVENTS FOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AND TEACHING AND 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 CHARITY.B) 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 MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    ASHBURNHAM PLACE, EAST SUSSEX

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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