Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN DORKING

Acting as a network between churches and encouraging interchurch activity including the "Soul Connect" identity for the Christian Youth in Dorking. Fund raising for charities. Operating foodbank to cover Dorking and surrounding villages.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

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: 16 years

waynekit@mac.com

01306730365

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22	£108	£89	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	78
31/12/21	£107	£71	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/20	£107	£71	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/19	£12	£12	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/18	£8	£5	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£18	£8	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£18	£8	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£23	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£10	£10	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£25	£44	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£62	£54	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£57	£65	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£57	£36	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£26	£25	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Religious Activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
78 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dorking Area Foodbank
£21,629	05/07/2023	Community Support Worker 16 hpw to free up Project Lead
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dorking Area Foodbank
£5,000	18/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dorking Area Foodbank
£5,000	12/02/2019	New PT Project Leader
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dorking Area Foodbank
£5,000	31/01/2019 12	New p/t food bank manager

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-85

DAVID WILLIAM WELLS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

REV PAUL GOUGH, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

ROSEMARY ELIAS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Diretor, Other trusteeship: WEST WEALD AREA QUAKER MEETING,

WAYNE PAUL KITCAT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE AIDAN WOODCOCK CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2008, number: 1124616
Registered at Companies House on 09/04/2008, number: 06560738

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN DORKING
C/O THE PRESBYTERY
2 Falkland Grove
DORKING
RH4 3DL

Objectives

TO DEVELOP THE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN DORKING BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT FO EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF OTHER SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGLISH LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DORKING

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