Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 11
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

GENESIS PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH

The objective of the CIO is the advancement of the Christian faith through actively sharing the love of God , supporting the local community and providing relief for people in need, primarily but not exclusively within Grove Hill, Beechwood and Saltersgill areas of Middlesbrough. The CIO provides services from a Christian Community Centre in Grove Hill.
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 several prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£144£134£10n/a
31/03/22£118£120£-2n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

genesismbro@gmail.com

07779110313

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Middlesbrough,
Who it helps
  • 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
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£95,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,999
County Durham Community Foundation£5,000
Sport England£4,175
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Genesis Project Middlesbrough
£95,000 24/01/2024
Funding to support core services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Genesis
£9,999 14/04/2023
The funding will be used to recruit an operations manager who will manage and develop the daily running of multiple projects and volunteers. These projects include providing food and essentials to disadvantaged people welfare support signposting ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - The Genesis Garden Project
£5,000 05/08/2022
Towards a garden project.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,175 06/01/2022
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR HELEN LAND Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN DICKINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • LOUISA ARUNDALE Appointed: 2021
  • ROSEMARY WHEWAY Appointed: 2021
  • STELLA WORTON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/04/2021, number: 1194304
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
2 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NORTH EAST HELP LINK TRUST LIMITED on 28/11/2023
Main office

7 NORTH WOOD
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS5 7LL

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH ACTIVELY SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD, SUPPORTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING RELIEF FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN GROVE HILL, BEECHWOOD AND SALTERSGILL AREAS OF MIDDLESBROUGH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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