Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 2

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

THRIVE TOGETHER BIRMINGHAM

We aim to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian based charities in the furtherance of their objects or any one of them, by the provision of information, advice, support and infrastructure provision and also the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 11 years

http://www.cuf.org.uk/thrive-together-birming

fredr@cofebirmingham.com

01214260440

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	£553	£591	£-38	£0	£313	£47	1	6	100
31/12/21	£643	£593	£50	£0	£350	£52	1.1	6	50
31/12/20	£568	£551	£16	£1	£300	£66	1.4	6	120
31/12/19	£544	£524	£19	£4	£284	£78	1.8	6	3
31/12/18	£549	£505	£44	£0	£264	£106	2.5	5	0
31/12/17	£573	£491	£81	£1	£221	£93	2.3	3	0
31/12/16	£484	£380	£104	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£206	£211	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£186	£178	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 43.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Sandwell, Solihull, Warwickshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees
100 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,311	10/08/2020	"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."
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£19,400	24/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Birmingham Poverty Truth Commission
£42,200	24/03/2016 24	To deliver a Birmingham Poverty and Truth Commission. This will share stories of lived experiences of poverty and seek solutions to them from a range of stakeholders in Birmingham.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-63

JON MILES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: ONE SMALL BARKING DOG,

KAREN ANNE PREECE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director

PROFESSOR KAREN LOCKETT-YEUNG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Professor

REV DOUGLAS TAFARA MACHIRIDZA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Vicar

RACHEL CLARE GROVES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Communications

REV DAVID ROBERT TOMLINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Clergyman

REV DAVID WHYTE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ordained Minister, Other trusteeships: THE WESLEYAN HOLINESS CHURCH CHARITABLE TRUST, WESLEYAN HOLINESS CHURCH - BRITISH ISLES DISTRICT,

REV JAMES HENRY LANGSTAFF RT Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2013, number: 1153942
Registered at Companies House on 20/04/2012, number: 08039675

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Church of England Birmingham
John Cadbury House
190 Corporation Street
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6QD

Objectives

THE CHARITIES OBJECTS ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHRISTIAN BASED CHARITIES IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS OR ANY ONE OF THEM, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BYTHE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION; AND 2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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