Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

CHURCH ACTION ON POVERTY LIMITED 

Church Action on Poverty works with people living in poverty, the churches and others to overcome poverty in the UK. We aim to have a sustainable livelihood for all; give a voice to people living in poverty and encouraging a church that is mobilised to work with others to overcome poverty,forming alliances with those of good will from all faith and none.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years

www.church-poverty.org.uk

info@church-poverty.org.uk

01618729294

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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
31/03/23£770£784£-15£50£221£1131.790
31/03/22£461£645£-185n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£816£697£118£47£420£1552.7122
31/03/20*£662£745£-83£45£301£1091.8112
31/03/19£727£576£152£43£384£1513.1126
31/03/18£498£504£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£609£465£144£42£239£1082.8110
31/03/16£417£380£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£389£436£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£381£406£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£605£708£-103£42£137£1292.2160
31/03/12£819£801£17£44£240£1392.1150
31/03/11£857£922£-64£43£223£1992.6160
31/03/10£958£888£70£29£288£2203150
31/03/09£854£750£104£25£217£1612.6130
31/03/08£408£427£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£449£411£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£411£462£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£519£533£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£516£497£19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Co-Operative Group£654,000
Tudor Trust£147,000
DCMS£70,578
Esmee Fairbairn£60,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£654,000 14/09/2023
Grant to grow the Community Pantry Network across the UK.
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£4,010 10/06/2022
Covid response
Tudor Trust - Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd
£2,000 07/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd
£115,000 06/01/2021
36
over three years as continuation funding to support the development and expansion of Self Reliant Groups in North West England and beyond
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£70,578 02/09/2020
"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 ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£60,000 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd (COVID19 Grant)
£30,000 14/04/2020
12
over one year to support the development of up to 100 pop-up pantries around the UK, as a response to food insecurity during and in the aftermath of the Coronavirus crisis
Manchester City Council - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£7,078 01/06/2019
Grant towards church action on poverty project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£302,224 06/11/2018
36
Towards continuation funding for the End Hunger UK campaign - bringing together a coalition of partners to tackle food poverty in the UK
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Your Local Pantry: Promoting food security & resilience
£58,000 28/04/2018
24
To replicate and grow the Local Pantry model within Birmingham and the surrounding areas to support locally managed food sharing schemes that reduce poverty.
Nesta - AC00752
£175,350 28/03/2018
24
Connected Communities programme grant to Church Action on Poverty Grant Ref AC00752
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£87,675 28/03/2018
This project supports people in low-income communities to increase their skills, resilience and assets by forming new Self-Reliant Groups (SRG). In each SRG, six or more people from the community ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd
£80,000 23/01/2018
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the further development and expansion of a Self Reliant Group network across the North of England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£20,000 15/09/2017
18
Towards the rollout of the ‘Your Local Pantry’ food club franchise across a number of regions in England, to support the programme to become self-financing.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£199,828 14/09/2016
24
Towards a collaborative UK-wide campaign that will aim to change the Government policies that contribute to food poverty in Britain.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd
£60,000 29/04/2016
24
over two years to help establish a network of Self-Reliant Groups to improve the lives of marginalised women, initially in Greater Manchester_x000D_
National Lottery Community Fund - Salford Poverty Truth Commission
£10,000 13/04/2016
12
The organisation will use the funding to recruit, train and facilitate the engagement of people living in poverty in decision making forums and community planning. This will strengthen the community ....more
Comic Relief - Tackling the Poverty Premium
£78,983 27/01/2016
24
The “Poverty Premium” is the extra cost that people on low pay or benefits can pay for goods and services, compared with the average person or family. It is estimated that the average annual ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£119,264 29/01/2014
Towards a programme of work aimed at reducing the 'poverty premium' by making markets work for those from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Church Action on Poverty
£50,800 29/06/2011
the salaries of the Community pride Co-ordinator, Community Link Worker and the fees of two freelance Associates including on costs, delivery of Schools of Participation, travel expenses and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2000, number: 1079986
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/06/1999, number: 03780243
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR07: 9 days late, AR05: 12 days late,
Main office

Church Action on Poverty
Unit 28
Waters Edge Business Park
Modwen Road
Salford
M5 3EZ

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO POVERTY AND TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM B)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING RESEARCH AND STUDY INTO POVERTY AND TO PROVIDE AND ENCOURAGE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE POOR IN UNITED KINGDOM AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS THEREOF C)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PART THAT THE CHURCHES CAN PLAY IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY WHOSE DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY IS IMPAIRED BY POVERTY

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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