DESTINY COMMUNITY SERVICES

Registered charity 1164340 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND IN DAGENHAM, ESSEX AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£170k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2021

Financial health, per its FY2021 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expense for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £33,135 to £11,815. The trustees' report notes that donations remain the main source of income and that the year was successful in terms of donations received. Reserves are held in line with the stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' income.

Automated summary of the FY2021 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months income (held: £12k)
“The reserves policy is to hold a minimum of 3 months income as a general reserve to enable the charity to carry out its operations and at an adequate level to meet its objectives.” — page 4
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024——
31/12/2023——
31/12/2022——
31/12/2021£170k£192k
31/12/2020£141k£119k

Common questions

Is DESTINY COMMUNITY SERVICES financially healthy?

Per its FY2021 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expense for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £33,135 to £11,815. The trustees' report notes that donations remain the main source of income and that the year was successful in terms of donations received. Reserves are held in line with the stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' income. Its FY2021 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DESTINY INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DESTINY COMMUNITY SERVICES£170k—0unclear—no doubt
DESTINY INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY FY2024£289k—0unclear—no doubt
DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
DESTINY CHRISTIAN CENTRE MINISTRIES FY2024£168k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI SHOLOM FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD SEPHARDI COMMUNITY FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.