Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly female board: -1
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

TRANSFORMING LIVES TOGETHER

Transforming Lives Together (TLT) is about enabling churches to make a greater contribution to the spiritual and social transformation of communities. TLT has been set up jointly by the Diocese of Chester and the Church Urban Fund and is a registered company and registered charity. It is part of Church Urban Fund?s Together Network of similar joint ventures around England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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		£71	£74	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£108	£92	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£70	£30	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£28	£53	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	*	£34	£29	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£38	£53	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£43	£53	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£52	£53	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£54	£31	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£54	£28	£26	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

http://www.tltogether.org.uk/

admin@tltogether.org.uk

01244324756

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Derbyshire, Flintshire, Manchester City, Warrington, Wirral,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Cheshire Community Foundation	£15,250
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,920
Forever Manchester	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MHFA training
£7,920	21/10/2022	The organisation will deliver accredited Mental Health First Aid training to clergy and church volunteers working in social action projects. The aim is to give people the skills to spot the signs and symptoms of mental health issues and offer ....more The organisation will deliver accredited Mental Health First Aid training to clergy and church volunteers working in social action projects. The aim is to give people the skills to spot the signs and symptoms of mental health issues and offer additional support.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Filling the Gap
£11,500	29/03/2021	Transforming Lives Together works mainly with churches of all denominations to support local communities, particularly in response to poverty and loneliness. 'Steps to Recovery' will provide food to vulnerable families but also begin the process of ....more Transforming Lives Together works mainly with churches of all denominations to support local communities, particularly in response to poverty and loneliness. 'Steps to Recovery' will provide food to vulnerable families but also begin the process of equipping them to move to being able to manage their food and finances themselves. A grant will enable TLT to purchase food and cooking equipment, in addition to the provision of local support information, referral, sharing forums, recipe ideas. The project will feed individuals and families who are struggling with food insecurity but will also begin the process of supporting them to move away from being dependent on food providers.
Forever Manchester - Covid-19 Response
£5,000	05/06/2020	Food parcel service
Cheshire Community Foundation - Covid-19 Support
£3,750	23/04/2020	Transforming Lives Together works with churches of all denominations to support people in their communities, particularly around issues of food poverty and loneliness. The 'Covid 19' project will enable them to provide food to vulnerable people ....more Transforming Lives Together works with churches of all denominations to support people in their communities, particularly around issues of food poverty and loneliness. The 'Covid 19' project will enable them to provide food to vulnerable people through the churches they already work with. The grant funding will be used to purchase food which will be distributed by volunteers from the churches along with additional support e.g.signposting to other services. A grant of £7,500 would provide about about 600 bags of food.
National Lottery Community Fund - Filling The Gap
£9,300	06/06/2019 12	The organisation will provide food and fun activity sessions during school holidays for local children in local areas with high levels of deprivation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-77

ANNE VICTORIA WELLS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

KATH LEIGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

MYRTLE LACEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retd Chief Executive

REV ANDREW KNIGHT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Vicar

REV CATHERINE CLEGHORN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Vicar

REV CHRISTINA UPTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

REV MARGARET JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Minister

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2014, number: 1157348
Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2013, number: 08419285

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR20: 29 days late, AR19: 13 days late,

Main office

9 Abbey Square
CHESTER
CH1 2HU

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 THEPROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.

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