Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ESSEX AND EAST LONDON

Supports & promotes Christian unity & mission by building relationship across denominations, traditions & streams of the Christian community. It supports Local Ecumenical Partnership churches, workplace chaplains, churches together groups, newer networks and coordinates the Bradwell Pilgrimage & Gathering. Facilitates other joint missional opportunities & work associated with such a committee.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22*£18£33£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£30£24£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£31£17£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£30£27£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£31£26£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£22£24£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£32£36£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£40£18£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£19£18£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£31£36£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£32£37£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£28£32£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£32£35£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£27£28£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.cteel.org.uk

ecumenicalofficer@cteel.org.uk

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Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock, Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DAVID BAREHAM Appointed: 2021
  • MAJOR HOWARD WILLIAM RUSSELL Appointed: 2022
  • MARK BARFORD Appointed: 2021
  • PHILIP NORTON Appointed: 2024
  • REV DAVID CHAPMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Methodist Minister
  • REV CLAIRE LOUISE BLATCHFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • REV GEORGE WATT Appointed: 2021
  • REV JONGIKAYA ZIHLE Appointed: 2019
  • REV LUCY WRIGHT Appointed: 2024
  • REV LYNNE CULLENS Appointed: 2022
  • REV LYTHAN ELISABETH NEVARD Appointed: 2021
  • RT REV ALAN WILLIAMS SM Appointed: 2014
  • RT REVD DR GULNAR ELEANOR FRANCIS-DEHQANI Appointed: 2021
  • RT. REV. ROGER MORRIS Appointed: 2014
  • THE RT. REV, ADAM ATKINSON Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2009, number: 1130217
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Risk management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 85 days late,
Main office

41 Kynaston Road
Panfield
BRAINTREE
Essex
CM7 5AQ

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN ESSEX AND EAST LONDON BY THEADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS, AND THEADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TOTHE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL SEEK TO FURTHER THESE OBJECTS BY:= FACILITATING COMMON WITNESS TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE CHURCHES;= PROVIDING MEANS OF CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE CHURCHES;= WORKING IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ECUMENICAL BODIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX AND EAST LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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