Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1

Good trustee age range: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

Furtherance of the Christian faith, running a church.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/08/23		£922	£902	£20	£0	£1,702	£1,624	21.6	26	300
31/08/22		£711	£774	£-63	£0	£1,682	£1,666	25.8	19	300
31/08/21	*	£721	£681	£40	£0	£1,741	£1,731	30.5	14	300
31/08/20		£603	£556	£47	£0	£1,701	£1,682	36.3	13	150
31/08/19		£563	£548	£15	£0	£1,654	£1,628	35.7	12	150
31/08/18		£611	£614	£-3	£0	£1,639	£1,625	31.7	11	0
31/08/17		£500	£497	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£474	£434	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£447	£428	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14?		£675	£605	£70	£5	£1,581	£1,571	31.2	4	0
31/03/13		£598	£556	£41	£5	£1,512	£1,470	31.7	14	0
31/03/12		£587	£682	£-95	£17	£1,470	£1,470	25.9	13	0
31/03/11		£670	£656	£14	£7	£1,565	£1,565	28.6	14	0
31/03/10		£625	£591	£34	£12	£1,552	£1,541	31.3	14	0
31/03/09		£526	£575	£-49	£7	£1,518	£1,518	31.7	12	0
31/03/08		£545	£503	£41	£6	£1,567	£1,567	37.4	10	0
31/03/07		£407	£449	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 21.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years

www.tvcchurch.org.uk

admin@tvcchurch.org.uk

01642781919

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Stockton-on-tees,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

26 employees
300 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
National Lottery Community Fund - The Shack: Community Development
£9,977	07/10/2022	The organisation will extend opening hours and activities at its community hub. Activities include breakfast and lunch clubs a youth club and courses covering topics such as wellbeing mental health ....more The organisation will extend opening hours and activities at its community hub. Activities include breakfast and lunch clubs a youth club and courses covering topics such as wellbeing mental health benefits CV writing job interview skills and homelessness. The project will create more opportunities for community members to reduce isolation develop skills and improve health wellbeing and prospects.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-77

STEVEN MCFARLANE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Training

ANDREW MALBON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Shop Assistant

GRAHAM BOND Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

JANET WEST Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

JULIE MARLEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Lawyer

MATTHEW BIDDLECOMBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Leader

MARTIN ANDREW DUNKLEY Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Church Leader Doctor, Other trusteeship: TAKING GROUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2006, number: 1114596
Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2006, number: 05735104

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Risk management
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

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR21: 55 days late,

Main office

The Oakwood Centre
1 CLEASBY WAY
DURHAM LANE INDUSTRIAL PARK
EAGLESCLIFFE
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS16 0RD

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN TEES VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN SUCH PARTS OF TEES VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AT ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF SUCH OBJECT) THE PROVISION OF A DAY/AND OR BOARDING SCHOOL OR COLLEGE FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF MALE AND FEMALE PUPILS OF ANY AGE AND FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SUCH PUPILS IN SUCH PRINCIPLES AS AFORESAID;(D) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF TEESSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE WHICH SERVICES AND FACILITIES MAY WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE SERVICES AND MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS' TRAINING, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TEES VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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