Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: -12

SOWING SEEDS MINISTRIES

To promote and provide support and advice to people, in or heading into crime. Focusing on young people, in need. In particular the provision of support in encouraging citizenship and the provision of positive role models.The advancement of community cohesion and development through supporting ex-offenders back into the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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
31/12/22		£160	£205	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/21		£255	£210	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/20		£236	£153	£84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/19		£190	£210	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/18		£192	£222	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4
31/12/17		£226	£217	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£203	£210	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£205	£193	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	*	£199	£196	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£237	£202	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	*	£214	£217	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£188	£195	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£210	£232	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£160	£170	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£140	£142	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£156	£60	£96	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.sowingseeds.org.uk

tash@sowingseeds.org.uk

01642787836

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sowing Seeds Ministries
£3,674	04/08/2017	Our projects aim to support broken families - funds are needed for an employability programme and new equipment for children's activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-71

BARRY JOSEPH IRVIN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee

JOSEPH CHRISTI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: TEESSIDE VINEYARD CHURCH,

SUE IRVIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2007, number: 1118261
Registered at Companies House on 27/11/2006, number: 06010713

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 915 days late, AR12: 5 days late, AR11: 105 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE INGLEBY CHARITABLE TRUST on 05/01/2024

Main office

FIRST FLOOR
18 BISHOPTON LANE
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
CLEVELAND
TS18 2AA

Objectives

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:-TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT OF, AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE SITUATED IN PRISONS, DETENTION CENTRE AND YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTIONS, CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES, BY: PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; RUNNING OF PROGRAMMES INTENDING OT CHANGE BEHAVIOUR OF THOSE PERSONS; THE PRACTICAL SUPPORT OF THOSE PERSONS; AND THE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT 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;TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OT THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD.

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