Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE DURHAM LESOTHO DIOCESAN LINK 

Helping develop child-focused rehabilitation programme, health education programme (including AIDS awareness, and diabetes), Christian education programme and income generating projects in Lesotho; developing educational projects for schools and raising awareness and support of initiatives in Durham diocese; fostering closer spiritual links between Anglican church in Lesotho and Durham
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 recently

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£46£48£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£59£41£18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£45£54£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£63£55£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£48£49£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£46£47£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£72£94£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£51£55£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£93£94£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£149£137£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£45£50£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£106£135£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£144£136£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£85£80£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£129£127£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£125£123£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£149£135£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£110£105£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£112£139£-27£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

www.durham-lesotholink.org.uk

lee.musson@rockuk.org

07403 259453

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Lesotho, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1990, number: 702809
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 76 days late, AR05: 106 days late,
Main office

Birchwood
Holmfoot
Newcastleton
Scottish Borders
TD9 0QJ

Objectives

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ANGLICAN CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF DURHAM AND LESOTHO

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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