Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

CHRIST CHURCH CREEKMOOR 

We are the Church at the heart of Creekmoor aiming to love God through Christian worship, raising up disciples of all ages to love & to serve. We aim to love our neighbours by serving our community unconditionally, providing activities and facilities, accessible & available to all, supporting children, families, young people, older people & vulnerable adults through the Church Community Hub.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 22 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 12 years

www.christchurchcreekmoor.org

office@christchurchcreekmoor.org

01202 267427

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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
31/12/22£312£316£-5n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/12/21£252£276£-24n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/12/20£300£849£-549n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/12/19£836£897£-61£167£421£871.21439
31/12/18£595£229£366£170£482£70.31656
31/12/17£222£201£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£206£195£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£212£212£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£202£191£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£71£66£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Poole,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 38 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£89,300
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Dorset Community Foundation£9,400
National Churches Trust£9,091
Co-Operative Group£6,780
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Christ Church
£6,400 06/12/2022
Warm welcome space with food at the Hub plus warm items e.g. blankets, hats, scarves, mittens and a small number of Slow cookers, cheap and safe to run
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Christ Church Creekmoor - The Hub Cafe
£2,524 22/10/2022
We would like to establish this new Community Café as a place of welcome in the heart of Creekmoor to bring reduced loneliness and isolation and improved mental wellbeing post-covid.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Christ Church Creekmoor
£69,600 18/10/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding for salary costs of the part-time Children, Families and Youth Co-ordinator and Children and Family Worker and associated project costs at the church in ....more
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Christ Church
£3,000 25/11/2021
Contribution towards the Operations Manager salary to ensure the new Community Hub and activities continue to run smoothly, maximising income for the charity, meeting local needs and achieving ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Christ Church Creekmoor
£19,700 13/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of the Children, Families and Youth project at the church in Poole.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Christ Church Creekmoor
£4,255 15/11/2019
Building work has now started. Funds will help complete and equip the new Community Hub for everybody in Creekmoor
National Churches Trust - Foundation award to CREEKMOOR, Christ Church
£9,091 07/11/2019
Roof works
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 08/05/2019
Room to Grow
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Christ Church Creekmoor
£6,353 19/11/2018
Funds will help to create a new community hub for everybody in Creekmoor with facilities and support to help meet our community's needs.
Joseph Rank Trust - Christ Church Creekmoor
£20,000 04/05/2017
To part fund the Church property scheme
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 21/22 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2012, number: 1148672
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Christ Church
Northmead Drive
POOLE
Dorset
BH17 7XZ

Objectives

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHURCHES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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