Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 9

COMMUNITIES TOGETHER DURHAM

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 by the provision of information, advice, support and infrastructure provision, and the relief of financial hardship either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/12/23		£248	£235	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£148	£126	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£77	£79	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£102	£102	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£94	£74	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£58	£38	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£51	£40	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£66	£54	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£50	£38	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	*	£29	£22	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

01207544547

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,

Who it helps

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
County Durham Community Foundation - Back To School- To support school clothing banks across Durham and TV
£4,000	20/08/2020	To support school clothing banks across Durham and TV
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Fun in Durham Diocese
£10,000	13/04/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to provide volunteer training and materials to enable them to run holiday activities for children within the community. This will provide sports activities, craft and cooking sessions and healthy meals for ....more The organisation will use the funding to provide volunteer training and materials to enable them to run holiday activities for children within the community. This will provide sports activities, craft and cooking sessions and healthy meals for children and families from disadvantaged backgrounds during the summer holidays.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-72

ANDREW TINKLER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Chaplain

ELAINE KILGANNON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

KATHERINE MARGARET WELCH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

KATHY BEVAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Newcastle District Evangelism And Justice Enabler

REV DR DAVID EDWIN GEORGE WHITING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

REV SHEILA BAMBER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Self Employed

SARAH ELIZABETH CLARK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Bishop

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2014, number: 1157214
Registered at Companies House on 24/01/2014, number: 08860961

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR14: 79 days late,

Main office

23 Strothers Terrace
High Spen
ROWLANDS GILL
NE39 2HL

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-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, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION; AND2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.

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