Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Qualified accounts: -3
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE TREE OF LIFE CENTRE COLNE VALLEY

We are a Christian counselling, training and resource centre. We offer counselling to anyone over 16 years of age regardless of their faith, on a financial donation basis depending on income. No one is turned away due to inability to pay. We run Christian counselling training courses up to Diploma level 4. We have conference and sports hall facilities for hire by the community.

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
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

The latest accounts were qualified
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
?30/04/24	£178	£146	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/23	£151	£135	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/22	£119	£133	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21	£181	£133	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/20?	£131	£137	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18	£147	£129	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/17	£130	£134	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/16	£128	£121	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/15	£137	£137	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/14	£135	£126	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/13	£125	£133	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/12	£132	£132	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/11	£119	£127	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/10	£113	£122	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/09	£135	£139	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/08	£113	£128	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/07	£184	£93	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/06	£93	£93	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/05	£84	£84	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/04	£83	£82	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

www.thetlc.org.uk

office@thetlc.org.uk

01484461098

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
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 The Tree of Life Centre
£3,061	21/10/2023	We aim to keep our counselling service running on a donation basis as helping our clients who use this service has a lasting benefit to their mental and emotional health.
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to United Churches Healing Ministries
£1,000	15/10/2021	Capital costs for Church Building Outreach Projects
National Lottery Community Fund - UCHM's Heating Appeal
£10,000	02/12/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to install a new central heating system at its premises and community rooms. This will enable the group to replace the old, inefficient and expensive heating system with a new facility that will ensure the group ....more The organisation will use the funding to install a new central heating system at its premises and community rooms. This will enable the group to replace the old, inefficient and expensive heating system with a new facility that will ensure the group can provide safe, comfortable and affordable facilities and services to the wider community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 61-71

DR ALAN PRIEST Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Lecturer And Psychotherapist Registrar

DR JONATHAN MARK GURR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Gp Partner

ELIZABETH MARGARET HARDY Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Counsellor

SANDRA ELIZABETH MCSWEENEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Manager

VAL HAIGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Counsellor And Trainer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2003, number: 1097753
Registered at Companies House on 11/12/2002, number: 04614787

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; all on time

Main office

The Tree of Life Centre Colne Valley
Beth Shalom
78 NEW STREET
MILNSBRIDGE
HUDDERSFIELD
HD3 4LD

Objectives

I) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR IN THE COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF A CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE.II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE TRAINING OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLORS.III) TO PROMOTE GOOD STANDARDS IN PASTORAL CARE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH REGARD BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO THE COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR IN WEST YORKSHIRE.

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