Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

TRANSFORMING CHURCHES AND COMMUNITIES

TCC's main activities are:1. Information Service: 2. Basic Service: 3. Consultancy Service: 4. Project Management:
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees

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
31/08/23*£126£130£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£113£111£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£131£130£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£116£109£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£101£105£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£77£71£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£73£70£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£48£44£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£61£60£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£111£126£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£106£94£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.churchandcommunity.org.uk

admin@churchandcommunity.org.uk

07883339698

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • KRISTIAN MAIN Appointed: 2021
  • REV CATHERINE BIRD Appointed: 2019
  • REV MICHAEL TINDSLEY Appointed: 2022
  • SANDRA MACAULAY WADDINGTON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2013, number: 1150394
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR23: 15 days late,
Main office

The Wesley Centre
Royce Road
MANCHESTER
M15 5BP

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY THE METHODIST CHURCH IN BRITAIN AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE ”AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHERE: (A) THIRD SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE;(B) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INCLUDING METHODIST CHURCHES, OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS AND OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES; AND(C) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.2. TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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