Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

DUDLEY RESOURCING CHURCHES TRUST

Top Church is a Resourcing Church in Dudley

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£272,869	£226,842	£46,027	20
31/12/21	£460,872	£421,032	£39,840	30
31/12/20	£250,468	£259,644	£-9,176	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://topchurch.co.uk/

admin@topchurch.co.uk

01384465540

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Dudley,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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	£10,410
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
The Archbishops' Council	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Coronation celebration
£450	30/03/2023	The funding will be used to host a community meal commemorating the King's Coronation and bringing the community together. The project aims to enhance overall wellbeing by fostering a sense of unity ....more The funding will be used to host a community meal commemorating the King's Coronation and bringing the community together. The project aims to enhance overall wellbeing by fostering a sense of unity and togetherness among community members.
The Archbishops' Council - Stained glass conservation grant to Dudley, St Thomas and St Luke (Diocese of Worcester)
£8,000	21/10/2022	Conservation of East window 'The Ascension of Christ' by Joseph Backler, 1821
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	11/02/2022	Renewing Top Church for the People of Dudley
National Lottery Community Fund - Community outreach at Top Church
£9,960	28/10/2021	The funding will be used to run activities for young families train more volunteers and carry out outreach work in the community. The project aims to build community relationships support networks ....more The funding will be used to run activities for young families train more volunteers and carry out outreach work in the community. The project aims to build community relationships support networks and enable people to access help and signposting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN JOHN COLEMAN Appointed: 2020

BETH GOYMER Appointed: 2021

CARLO LORENZO DI TERLIZZI Appointed: 2020

DR DIANE REEVES Appointed: 2020

JENNIFER COLEMAN Appointed: 2020

STEPHANIE LAVINIA LOUISE PINCHER Appointed: 2020

REV JAMES TREASURE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE DUDLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, ST THOMAS AND ST LUKE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2020, number: 1187653

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

St Thomas and St Luke's Church
High Street
Dudley
DY1 1QP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTER IN PROMOTING THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN DUDLEY AND MORE WIDELY THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELIEFS, DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (THE CHURCH), IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) RESOURCING THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS & ST LUKE, DUDLEY AS A PLACE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP AND MISSION;B) SERVING AND REACHING THE COMMUNITY OF DUDLEY AND WIDER NETWORKS OF PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THAT COMMUNITY;C) PROVIDING COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN DUDLEY WHICH BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS, ADVANCING EDUCATION AND LEARNING, ADDRESSING SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS, AND PROVIDING LEISURE TIME AND RECREATION OCCUPATION;D) IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DUDLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PREVENTING OR RELIEVING POVERTY, AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION;E) RESOURCING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH MORE WIDELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND TEAMS OF PEOPLE FOR CHURCH PLANTING AND RENEWAL ELSEWHERE;F) CONTRIBUTING, INCLUDING FINANCIALLY TO THE WORK OF THE CHURCH THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER.

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