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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE DEPTFORD RAGGED TRUST

BEAR CHURCH (ENGLISH CLASSES, MEALS FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN DEPTFORD, PLACE OF WORSHIP)BEAR CUBS FOR PARENTS AND TODDLERSDEPTFORD RAGGED TRUST ARCHIVE/EDUCATIONAL
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
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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
31/03/23£826£301£525£0£1,400£441.712240
31/03/22£282£253£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£245£244£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£976£210£767£0£846£221.28200
31/03/19£213£208£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 15.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DR R THOMAS Appointed: 2018
  • KATY NYMAN Appointed: 2024
  • MR H STICKLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • PHILIPPE ALBERT GRANGER Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2018, number: 1177319
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DEEP TRUST on 11/01/2020
Main office

THE BEAR CHURCH
SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN CENTRE
FRANKHAM STREET
LONDON
SE8 4RN

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND MISSION IN AND AROUND DEPTFORD IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, AND ALSO ELSEWHERE IN LONDON, THE UK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS, HOMELESSNESS AND SICKNESS IN DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO ELSEWHERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.3 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS;4 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO ACROSS LONDON AND ELSEWHERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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