Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THROUGH THE ROOF CHARITABLE TRUST 

THROUGH THE ROOF GIVES ADVICE AND PRODUCES WRITTEN RESOURCES, AS WELL AS TRAINING, TO EQUIP CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO BE INCLUSIVE OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE DO THIS THROUGHOUT THE UK AND IN AFRICA.WE DONATE MOBILITY AIDS TO THOSE IN NEED IN AFRICA.OUR VISION IS TO MAKE THE GOOD NEWS OF THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
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 a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 23 years

www.throughtheroof.org

info@throughtheroof.org

01372749955

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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
30/09/22£431£278£153n/an/an/an/an/a75
30/09/21£317£228£89n/an/an/an/an/a83
30/09/20£313£297£16n/an/an/an/an/a91
30/09/19£383£336£47n/an/an/an/an/a66
30/09/18£252£275£-23£0£0£0n/a051
30/09/17£247£277£-30£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£238£264£-26£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£228£243£-15£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£211£291£-80£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£245£284£-39£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£287£277£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£284£255£29£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£272£269£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£258£277£-19£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£219£287£-68£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£232£275£-43£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£359£276£83£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£221£264£-43£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£312£267£45£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ghana, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 75 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Rank Trust - Through the Roof
£30,000 23/07/2018
36
To part fund the Roofbreaker Project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Through the Roof
£1,100 31/01/2012
towards a four-day break to an activity centre for families with children affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Surrey

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2001, number: 1087788
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/04/2001, number: 04201510
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 139 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CARERS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP on 14/12/2019
Main office

Alpha House
Alpha Place
Garth Road
Morden
SM4 4TQ

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN FAITH PARTICULARLY AMONGST PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREI00N CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY. (B) TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND IN DOING SO TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION AND PARTICIPATION OF SUCH PERSONS IN CHURCH LIFE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AND TO PROMOTE AN AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO THOSE NEEDS AMONGST CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AND TO TRAIN CHRISTIANS IN WAYS OF SERVING AND HELPING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDON AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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