HIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Registered charity 1170386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The CIO advances the Christian faith through inclusive, community-led action, tackling poverty and food insecurity via food banks and food reclamation, promoting nutrition and health, and delivering training and community projects that build skills, resilience, wellbeing and sustainable pathways to independence.

Objects

3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND3.2 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES; AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net surplus of £13,725, having received £61,144 in incoming resources and spent £47,419 on charitable activities. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis is appropriate for the preparation of the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pastor GODFREY IGBOEBWUchair
• Gladys Schliek
• Maria Tagara
• Sophia Mayone

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).