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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

CHURCHES TRUST FOR CUMBRIA 

The principal objective is to promote the use of places of worship in the provision of facilities, in the interests of social welfare, with the aim of improving the condition of life of residents in Cumbria. Main activities of the organisation are: provision of website, consultancy, training, and advice to those involved in looking after places of worship in Cumbria.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board 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
  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
30/06/23£30£23£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£28£24£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£20£36£-16n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£26£58£-31n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£101£39£62n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£26£23£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£36£22£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£0£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13?£60£115£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£104£105£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£166£131£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£119£101£18£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.ctfc.org.uk

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Trust for Cumbria
£75,400 29/10/2018
Caring for Cumbria's Churches: improving sustainability and resilience

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 69-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2009, number: 1128091
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2008, number: 06553020
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
14 returns made; AR12: 106 days late,
Main office

BECKBANK FARM
GREAT SALKELD
PENRITH
CA11 9LN

Objectives

3.1 TO PROVIDE OR PROMOTE THE USE OF CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP INCUMBRIA IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORRECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THECONDITIONS OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS IN CUMBRIA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX,SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR. OTHER OPINIONS.3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OFCHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OFCUMBRIA AND THE NATION BY:3.2.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE CONSERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE,IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OFCHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP IN CUMBRIA AND OF MONUMENTS,FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS, ORGANS, BELLSAND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP AND OF THECHURCHYARD AND GROUNDS BELONGING TO ANY SUCH CHURCHES ANDPLACES OF WORSHIP;3.2.2 THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION CONCERNING THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CUMBRIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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