Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

URBAN THEOLOGY UNION

The promotion of Christian religion and the development of Christian ministry in urban communities.The promotion and provision of schemes of study and training including courses and lectures for ordained and lay people and of research projects and the publication of the results of such research, directed at relating Christianity to the needs and opportunities of urban communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£15	£33	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/22		£33	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/08/21		£28	£35	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/08/20		£34	£39	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/08/19		£30	£35	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/08/18		£37	£59	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£33	£66	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£22	£61	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£19	£71	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£120	£73	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£72	£89	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£84	£85	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	*	£85	£89	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	*	£107	£117	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£129	£134	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£107	£149	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07	*	£94	£138	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

www.utusheffield.org.uk

office@utusheffield.org.uk

01142709907

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-76

DR CHRISTOPHER JOHN SISSONS MSCPHDMTH

GREGORY PHILIP SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Research Fellow

MAURICE SERRELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

RUTH MARY SHARPLES WESTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Person

DEACON JACQUELINE LINDA WRIGHT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deacon, Other trusteeship: SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT,

DR JOSEPH FORDE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Ssistant Director Of Human Resources

REVD ANDREW JOHN CROWLEY, Occupation: Retired

REV GILLIAN NEWTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Minister

REV MAURICE EDWARD STAFFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Supernumary Minister, Other trusteeship: SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV TIMOTHY CHARLES NAIRNE SCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Priest, Other trusteeship: THE SHALOM TRUST,

REV ZAIDIE ANTONETTE ORR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Reverend, Other trusteeships: THE TERMINUS INITIATIVE, CENTRAL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH SHEFFIELD CHARITY,

DAVID MICHAEL DALE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Town Planner, Other trusteeship: ASHRAM COMMUNITY TRUST,

ERICA MARGARET LOUISE DUNMOW (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Social Researcher/Development Worker, Other trusteeships: LUTHER KING HOUSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST, SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2006, number: 1115390
Registered at Companies House on 31/03/2006, number: 05763786

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
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

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR11: 16 days late, AR10: 24 days late, AR07: 52 days late,

Main office

Urban Theology Union
Victoria Hall Methodist Church
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
S1 2JB

Objectives

1 THE PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN URBAN COMMUNITIES.2 THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF SCHEMES OF STUDY AND TRAINING INCLUDING COURSES AND LECTURES FOR ORDAINED AND LAY PEOPLE AND OF RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, DIRECTED AT RELATING CHRISTIANITY TO THE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF URBAN COMMUNITIES.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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