Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

TELFORD CHRISTIANS TOGETHER 

TCT supports Borough churches in their shared mission to work together more effectively. This is both by facilitating ecumenical partnerships and collaborative working with other organisations to address marginalisation and poverty in the Borough. This includes a partner Stay, providing housing for vulnerable young people, and providing industrial chaplains.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

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
31/03/23£1,642£1,631£11£0£796£7965.93722
31/03/22£74£75£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£74£66£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£93£85£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£55£83£-28n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£41£103£-62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£37£110£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£100£116£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£110£110£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£220£190£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£182£187£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12?£314£261£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£224£221£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£209£206£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£200£193£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£206£193£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£186£190£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£175£168£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,143£1,088£55£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.telfordchristianstogether.co.uk

info@staytelford.co.uk

01952291904

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Telford & Wrekin,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 37 employees
  • 22 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Telford Christian Council
£45,000 27/09/2013
Charity looking to pilot a project supporting ex offenders returning to live in Telford. They will deliver a programme of supportive interventions providing training, work experience, mentoring and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2000, number: 1084035
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2000, number: 04098986
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 3 days late,
Main office

MEETING POINT HOUSE
SOUTHWATER SQUARE
TELFORD
SHROPSHIRE
TF3 4HS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF THE CHARITY SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE ATTACHED TO THIS MEMORANDUM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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