Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

INFLUENCE CHURCH

Church, Community building, social action work, youth work

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 recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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		£372	£416	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£374	£368	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£310	£319	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£430	£400	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£334	£332	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£302	£267	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£239	£256	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£253	£254	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£161	£191	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£181	£157	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£159	£156	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£142	£126	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/11		£107	£102	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/10		£145	£141	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/09	*	£101	£100	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/08		£101	£100	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/07		£77	£81	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/06	*	£76	£76	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/05		£70	£71	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/04		£64	£62	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

www.influencechurch.co.uk

office@influencechurch.co.uk

01748 823161

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

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 human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria, Durham, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Influence Church
£1,756	21/10/2023	We would like to maintain our community StoreHouse to help those that need it the most. We currently run a foodbank, a uniform bank and a new-born baby package service.
County Durham Community Foundation - Food bank and Breakfast Vouchers
£3,000	27/11/2020	To provide food bank and breakfast vouchers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to StoreHouse - Influence Church Food bank (RICHMOND)
£8,891	19/11/2018	Money will cover all costs of running the Richmond food bank, including a volunteer, top up shops, publicity and admin costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Gender Split

ANDREW HARGREAVES

BEN DOWDING (Chair)

CARLY PAYNE MRS Appointed: 2023

DAVID JAMES RALPH FOSTER BSC Appointed: 2015

MAVIS HODGSON

PAUL JONATHAN THOMSON BA, ACA Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/1996, number: 1052026

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR09: 43 days late, AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

Influence Church
Victoria Road
RICHMOND
DL10 4AS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE RICHMOND

Data Sources

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