Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SOUTH TYNESIDE 

CTST projects: Happy at Home (befriending service for isolated elderly people); Key2Life (foodbank, school uniforms, holiday food and activities); Street Angels (supporting those in need on Saturday nights); Nurturing Dementia: interfaith projects. Affiliated charities: Key Project (homeless young people): South Tyneside Asylum Seeker Refugee Church Help. One off events, hustings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 11 years

www.southtynesidechurches.co.uk

secretaryCTST@gmail.com

01914277879

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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£125£152£-27n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/21£109£126£-17n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/20£196£99£97n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/19£80£98£-18n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/12/18£94£79£15£0£0£0n/a0317
31/12/17£63£66£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£54£42£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£28£32£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£28£32£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • South Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 120 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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£105,130
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£101,000
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£53,723
DCMS£32,075
National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
CAF£7,625
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Churches Together South Tyneside
£45,000 10/03/2023
Project lead salary
National Lottery Community Fund - Happy Hubs
£10,000 03/03/2023
The funding will be used to continue to deliver weekly ‘Happy Hubs’ sessions for older people in South Tyneside. This will provide a support network lunch and a wide range of social wellbeing and ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£30,000 26/05/2022
Salary costs for an Executive Lead to grow the organisation
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Churches Together South Tyneside
£8,723 04/03/2022
Unrestricted funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Happy Hubs
£10,000 11/02/2022
The project will use the funding towards restarting its weekly ‘Happy Hubs’ sessions for older people in South Tyneside. This will provide a support network lunch and a wide range of social ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£1,000 04/11/2021
Supporting the charity's objects
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£3,000 22/07/2021
Organisational charitable activities supporting vulnerable people in South Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£25,000 15/07/2021
Salary costs of the Happy at Home Project Leader and core costs for South Tyneside befriending programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£3,000 15/07/2021
Foodbank running costs for disadvantaged residents of South Tyneside
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The charitable costs of the organisation’s work to address poverty in South Tyneside arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£25,000 27/05/2021
The charitable costs of the organisation’s work to address poverty in South Tyneside arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£25,000 27/05/2021
The charitable costs of the organisation’s work to address poverty in South Tyneside arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisations charitable purposes
£5,000 27/11/2020
the organisations charitable purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Happy at Home service supporting the most vulnerable older people during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 20/11/2020
Happy at Home service supporting the most vulnerable older people during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the Happy at Home service supporting the most vulnerable older people during the Covid-19 pandemic
£3,800 20/11/2020
the Happy at Home service supporting the most vulnerable older people during the Covid-19 pandemic
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£32,075 19/08/2020
"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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Continuation funding to co-ordinate food bank services during Covid19
£8,300 03/07/2020
Continuation funding to co-ordinate food bank services during Covid19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - continuation funding to co-ordinate food bank services during Covid19
£8,300 03/07/2020
continuation funding to co-ordinate food bank services during Covid19
CAF - Grant to Churches Together South Tyneside
£7,625 18/06/2020
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Grant to Churches Together South Tyneside to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Creative resource packs for families to access online content during Covid 19
£750 30/04/2020
Creative resource packs for families to access online content during Covid 19
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for Elderly
£10,000 22/04/2020
17
The funding will be used to contribute towards core running cost for a period of 12 months. The project offers a befriending support service to the older members of the community in South Tyneside. ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
£5,000 09/04/2020
Providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
£5,000 09/04/2020
providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
Supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the "Happy at Home" scheme supporting older people in the community in South Tyneside (Yr2)
£10,000 02/04/2020
the "Happy at Home" scheme supporting older people in the community in South Tyneside (Yr2)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - A Street Angels co-ordinator post to support distressed, vulnerable people in South Shields on a Saturday night
£4,000 20/03/2020
A Street Angels co-ordinator post to support distressed, vulnerable people in South Shields on a Saturday night
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs for a one year programme working with new families and carers to increase their knowledge to meet the needs of people with dementia.
£4,980 20/03/2020
Running costs for a one year programme working with new families and carers to increase their knowledge to meet the needs of people with dementia.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A summer holiday playscheme for 6-11 year olds in West Harton
£4,000 05/07/2019
A summer holiday playscheme for 6-11 year olds in West Harton
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - The "Happy at Home" scheme supporting older people in the community in South Tyneside (Yr1).
£10,000 26/06/2019
The "Happy at Home" scheme supporting older people in the community in South Tyneside (Yr1).
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50
£15,000 12/03/2019
For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Churches Together South Tyneside
£26,169 23/11/2018
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Happy at Home
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Community Welcome Hub
£6,715 09/11/2018
Community Welcome Hub
National Lottery Community Fund - Churches Together - Happy at Hone Project
£8,908 20/04/2018
12
The group will recruit more volunteers for their home befriending service, social hub meeting events and online shopping service for older people. This will help meet the demand for the group's ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Sustain and increase the numbers/range of volunteers and provide training
£15,000 17/04/2018
Sustain and increase the numbers/range of volunteers and provide training
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Befriending service with outreach activities Year 3
£8,500 04/01/2018
Befriending service with outreach activities Year 3
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£8,347 03/11/2016
12
towards one year's salary of an additional worker at the 'Happy at Home' project for isolated older people in Tyne &Wear
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside
£9,000 26/03/2015
towards one year's running costs of 'Happy at Home', a befriending service for isolated older people in South Tyneside
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2013, number: 1153612
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTH TYNESIDE PRISON MATTERS on 02/09/2021
Main office

52 Lawe Road
South Shields
NE33 2AL

Objectives

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SOUTH TYNESIDE. 2) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS. B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH TYNESIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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