GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (STEVENAGE)

Charity number: 1108473
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

As a Christian congregation, Grace Community Church has the purpose of promoting the Christian Religion. Consequently it supports the activities of the local church and its participation in Churches Together in Stevenage, as well as Christian Mission overseas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £175,595
Total expenditure: £165,171

People

8 Trustee(s)

91 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Charles George Woodrow Chair
BRIDGE BUILDERS CHRISTIAN TRUST
Received: On time
Louise Ann Scott Trustee 24 March 2020
None on record
Tanya Ann Dance Trustee 24 March 2020
None on record
Jessica Owusuaa Kuffour Trustee 15 August 2017
None on record
Daniel Christopher Horne Trustee 18 April 2016
None on record
JASON LEE SCOTT Trustee 12 October 2011
None on record
PHILIP GEORGE WATKINS Trustee
None on record
JOHN VICTOR SUGDEN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £160.27k £150.14k £173.75k £209.56k £175.60k
Total expenditure £137.73k £126.04k £152.90k £268.88k £165.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £400 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 16 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 01 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 10 FEBRUARY 2005

Charitable objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN STEVENAGE HERTFORDSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT 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 OR THE TRUST. B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

STEVENAGE.

Contact information

Address:
Grace Community Church
Hydean Way
Stevenage
SG2 9XJ
Phone:
01438 354148
Email:
office@gccstevenage.church
Website:

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