Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

INTERACT CHURCH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Wide variety of activities that bring people together from all parts of the community of Meanwood, Leeds, to help build relationships across social divides. Example of activities includes weekly youth club, craft sessions, play and learn, parenting support, family fun days, theatre and board games.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£141£71£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£105£94£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£114£98£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£92£92£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£71£54£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£50£75£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£83£44£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://interact.uk.net

info@interact.uk.net

01133930600

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Leeds Community Foundation£44,734
National Lottery Community Fund£9,900
DCMS£8,948
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Winter activities
£2,634 30/10/2023
Grant to InterACT Church and Community Partnership
National Lottery Community Fund - Meanwood Men Shed
£9,900 20/05/2022
The funding will be used to improve the access to a Men’s Shed project at Meanwood Valley Urban farm installing steps stopping places and handrails along the route. The project will also develop a varied programme of activities that will cater to ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to InterACT Church and Community Partnership
£30,000 24/03/2022
24
We need to grow our staff team but have had neither time nor headspace to act on this; we need to understand what it looks like for us to be a community hub (we were just beginning to unpick this when 2020 happened!); we need time and space to bring ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to InterACT Church and Community Partnership
£2,500 07/10/2020
4
Grant to InterACT Church and Community Partnership
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,948 30/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£9,600 27/04/2020
Grant to InterACT Church and Community Partnership
Co-Operative Group - Grant to InterACT Church and Community Partnership
£2,513 15/11/2019
We want to provide a year-long activity programme, helping local people to socialise and work together, developing skills and confidence.
Leeds Community Foundation - Winter Programme
£1,717 06/11/2019
Winter-focused community support, including information sharing and advice, home visits, community cafés, reverse Advent calendars, Christmas dinner and post-Christmas food distribution to people in need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Programme for 0-18's and their families
£9,999 03/09/2019
15
Programme for 0-18's and their families
National Lottery Community Fund - The Wind of Change Community Theatre Project, with post-event prog
£9,450 21/06/2017
12
The group will hold a community theatre event to bring local people together to build relationships and make positive changes.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHARLES DUNCAN HARVEY LAXTON (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • GUY AUSTIN-BRIDE Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN ROGERS Appointed: 2019
  • REV ANGELA HUGHES Appointed: 2017
  • REV SIMON NICHOLAS JONES Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2017, number: 1171402
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Stainbeck United Reformed Church
Stainbeck Road
LEEDS
LS7 2PP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MEANWOOD, LEEDS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOCUSING ON THE ‘MEANWOOD 7 ESTATES’*, BY• THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING, INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES AND TACKLE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL POVERTY.• THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE BENEFICIARIES, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MEANWOOD, BY:• THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES THAT DRAW TOGETHER A DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS MEANWOOD AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION AND TACKLING EXCLUSION RESULTING FROM HARDSHIP AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.• THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING, BY SUPPORTING LOCAL PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY ROLES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANISATION AND THE RUNNING OF ITS ACTIVITIES.• THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THROUGH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY FORUMS AND PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES, TO THE BENEFIT OF THE MEANWOOD COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY THE ‘MEANWOOD 7 ESTATES’*3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MEANWOOD, BY:• WORKING AS A PARTNERSHIP OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, OPERATING AND DELIVERING ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.* THE ‘MEANWOOD 7 ESTATES’ IS THE NAME GIVEN LOCALLY TO A NUMBER OF AREAS IN MEANWOOD, LEEDS, WHICH SEE HIGHER LEVELS OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND POOR HEALTH IN COMPARISON TO NEIGHBOURING AREAS. MOST OF THEM RANK REPEATEDLY IN THE TOP 2% OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INDICES OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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