Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

CHURCHES HOUSING ACTION TEAM (MID DEVON) LIMITED

Provision of relief from homelessness
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23£471£437£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£394£370£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£401£343£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£186£251£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£242£237£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£248£284£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£112£198£-87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£150£203£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£325£170£155n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£281£256£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£292£264£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£292£264£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£293£276£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£269£275£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£256£305£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£324£291£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£266£244£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£240£243£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£179£151£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£129£91£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.chatmid.org

theoffice@chatmid.co.uk

01884255606

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
Devon Community Foundation£79,372
Crisis UK£28,837
DCMS£22,589
National Lottery Community Fund£19,299
The MSE Charity£7,417
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
£4,784 03/04/2023
Funding to run ASSIST and Mental First Aid Course to staff and Volunteers.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
£5,000 28/03/2023
Contribution towards increasing the provision of staff supervision and free to access yoga.
Devon Community Foundation - Bringing hope to those in need, Mid Devon
£10,000 23/01/2023
Grant to The Store Homelessness Project
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,120 05/05/2022
Covid response
Devon Community Foundation - Mid Devon Household Support Fund (CHAT)
£10,000 03/02/2022
Ongoing provision of food ,fuel and wider essentials to families and individuals facing severe hardship.
Devon Community Foundation - Alleviating poverty & housing people in Mid Devon
£2,000 12/01/2022
Continuity of well-established housing advice and support during a period of significant need.
The MSE Charity - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (Mid Devon) Limited
£7,417 15/11/2021
Hopeful Futures - funding training from CMA for new volunteers and delivering budgeting workshops across Mid Devon.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) – Mid Devon
£843 23/10/2021
We would like to deliver money management workshops for local communities, giving people the skills and knowledge to look after their money and stay debt free.
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping a roof over my head
£10,000 24/09/2021
The funding will be used to continue to employ an adviser to support people who have difficulties with sustaining their tenancies or have housing issues many of whom are in poverty or experiencing money and debt problems. The project aims to meet a ....more
Devon Community Foundation - Mid Devon Food Network
£12,000 26/01/2021
Development of local Emergency Food Network (Mid Devon)
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Winter Support Grant
£12,241 14/01/2021
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Tiverton & District Foodbank
£3,000 02/12/2020
5
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Advice and Support’
£10,000 08/10/2020
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 08/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,000 01/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Core Cost Support
£4,000 20/08/2020
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,589 19/08/2020
"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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (Mid Devon) Ltd
£4,235 03/07/2020
COVID19 : Refurbishment of building for a charity that works with homelessness in Devon
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Foodbank for families
£4,262 28/05/2020
2
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
National Lottery Community Fund - Alleviating Debt - future support (COVID-19)
£9,299 22/05/2020
12
The funding will be used to deliver a service to the vulnerable and homeless to increase tresilience mental health and reduce isolation during Covid-19.
Crisis UK - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid Devon
£28,837 04/05/2020
Debt Advisor post.
CAF - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team ltd (CHAT)
£4,000 27/04/2020
3
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team ltd (CHAT) to support the organisation through COVID19
Devon Community Foundation - COVID-19 Foodbank
£2,086 02/04/2020
Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd
Devon Community Foundation - Clients' Hardship and Fuel Poverty Funds
£4,000 27/02/2019
11
supporting the Hardship, Food and Fuel Poverty Schemes for vulnerable people in mid Devon facing housing and financial difficulties,helping to keep them safe and well
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 13/06/2018
Additional Front-line Advisors
National Lottery Community Fund - tackling homeless and housing crisis
£10,000 25/10/2017
12
The funding will be used to provide one-to-one help for people who are homeless or require support with tenancy issues, so they can receive advice regarding their specific situations.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Churches Housing Action Team (Mid Devon) Limited
£17,000 28/03/2013
CHAT works with the homeless in Mid Devon. It seeks funding for its co-ordinator. The work will help to ensure that those with housing needs are accommodated and supported, thus improving their lives.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-75
  • CHRISTOPHER NORMAN UNDERHILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Technical Lead
  • CLIVE MARTIN WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • JANE ALEXANDRA WARDLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Manager
  • JENNIFER ANNE TOWER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • LARAJOY WIELENGA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teacher
  • RODERICK MARTIN HEWSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
  • STEPHEN DAVID PAUL DAYKIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • TERENCE RALPH NORRIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • VIVIENNE KAY BREWSTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/09/1995, number: 1049478
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/08/1995, number: 03096996
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Churches Housing Action Team
Coggans Well House
Phoenix Lane
TIVERTON
EX16 6LU

Objectives

To relieve either generally or individually persons within the local authority area of Mid Devon without discrimination of sex or of political, religious or other opinions who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship, or distress of such persons and in particular to relieve persons who are homeless or threatened with homelessness or who are without secure permanent accommodation.

Defined Area of Benefit:

13 MILE RADIUS OF THE TOWN HALL TIVERTON, DEVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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