Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TONG AND LAISTERDYKE

Provision of Christian worship and nurture, for all ages.Provision of a safe community space for children, families, young people and older people, includingcare of older people, and vulnerable adults, day centre provision, health and well-being based activities,a community cafe, and toddler, children and young people's groups, a community food pantry.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining

Established: 15 years

thlparish.org.uk

gshodgson@sky.com

01274682100

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	£207	£205	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/12/21	£231	£212	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/12/20	£194	£215	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/12/19	£210	£227	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
31/12/18	£256	£233	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	35
31/12/17	£322	£335	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£337	£392	£-55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£275	£280	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£368	£359	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£377	£355	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£354	£359	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£391	£403	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£360	£359	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bradford City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
22 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£220,142
DCMS	£33,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Good Neighbour Project
£210,227	24/03/2023	The funding will be used over five years will to help the group continue delivering support for older people including meals a warm safe environment and a variety of activities. The group also ....more The funding will be used over five years will to help the group continue delivering support for older people including meals a warm safe environment and a variety of activities. The group also operates a community cafe. This aims to reduce isolation and improve health and wellbeing.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Tong And Laisterdyke
£10,000	25/06/2021	6% as salary and running costs for a community hub to deliver a programme of support to address isolation and poor health amongst older people in the locality of Holme Wood, Bradford.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	19/03/2021	The Good Neighbour Project
National Lottery Community Fund - St Christopher's Good Neighbours
£9,915	25/02/2021 12	The funding will be used to continue to provide a support service for vulnerable people within the community who are shielding as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic via food deliveries activity ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide a support service for vulnerable people within the community who are shielding as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic via food deliveries activity packs weekly phone calls and a calling service. The project aims to improve mental health and well-being whilst also strengthening community connections and identifying additional needs to further help where needed.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,000	17/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	11/10/2018	The Good Neighbours Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Over 55?s drop-in project
£10,000	06/09/2018 12	The funding will be used to run a series of workshops for older people. The project aims to reduce isolation, build friendships and help people to develop new skills.
National Churches Trust - Repair award to TONG, St Bartholomew
£10,000	05/07/2018	Tower and spire stonework and window repairs
People's Health Trust - Good Neighbour Social Hub
£23,658	05/07/2018	This two-year project developed a 'Good-Neighbour-Social-Hub' to enable local people over the age of 55 in Holme-Wood, a housing estate in Bradford, to form communities of support, centred around ....more This two-year project developed a 'Good-Neighbour-Social-Hub' to enable local people over the age of 55 in Holme-Wood, a housing estate in Bradford, to form communities of support, centred around their common interests. A monthly Over-55s-Community-Council developed new opportunities and enabled local people to have control over the design and delivery of the project, addressing some of the community’s concerns. Activities included craft, games, dance, movies, singing and a monthly book club.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Tong and Laisterdyke PCC – Family Centre
£2,579	29/11/2017	We are asking for support to help fund our Heavens Kitchen cooking club for local families.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Christopher's Youth Project
£35,000	14/03/2013 36	towards three years' salary of a Youth Worker at a project for young people in a disadvantaged area of Bradford

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

ADRIAN SHORT Appointed: 2023

AMANDA JOY APPLEYARD Appointed: 2019

ANGELA ABSON Appointed: 2019

ELAINE AMELIA RATHMELL BEM Appointed: 2019

JEAN BLACK Appointed: 2014

JOHN RATHMELL Appointed: 2019

LOUISE MARY CONNACHER Appointed: 2015

LIAM JAMES JAGGER Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: BRADFORD COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNION,

MARGARET MARY EALHAM Appointed: 2014

PAUL COATES-BLACK Appointed: 2018

REV GARY STUART HODGSON (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: ST CHRISTOPHER'S FAMILY CENTRE, PRIMETIME AT THE VINE,

REV SARAH MARGOT HARRISON Appointed: 2022

REV SIMON RULTON Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2009, number: 1130777

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

74 HOLME WOOD ROAD
BRADFORD
BD4 9EJ

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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