Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

SANDWELL CHURCHES LINK

SCL equips churches to connect with their local communities and take action to reduce homelessness, food poverty, financial exclusion and social isolation by:facilitating an anti-poverty movement;developing creative responses to poverty;enabling strong partnerships;encouraging people of faith to listen to their communities and respond as part of their Christian discipleship.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
31/12/23		£128	£75	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£70	£75	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	*	£28	£37	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£52	£29	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£28	£30	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£33	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£35	£34	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£22	£28	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

sandwellchurcheslink.org.uk

james@sandwellchurcheslink.org.uk

07745679893

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Sandwell,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sandwell Clothing Bank
£9,500	23/06/2023	The group will use the funding to run a clothing bank which will provide essential items for people who are facing economic challenges. This will support vulnerable people to cope with the rising ....more The group will use the funding to run a clothing bank which will provide essential items for people who are facing economic challenges. This will support vulnerable people to cope with the rising cost of living and reach their potential.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

BEV THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

ELIZABETH MARY FARLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

HAZEL MARGARET BLOXHAM Appointed: 2016

REV DAVID JARRETT Appointed: 2023

REV JON PHILIP GRANT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Exec Director Of A Charity

REV ONIYIDE OLUDAYOMI Appointed: 2023

TREVOR PALFREYMAN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2016, number: 1167003

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 471 days late,

Main office

SCL c/o Wesley Methodist Church
High Street
WEST BROMWICH
West Midlands
B70 8ND

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR WITHIN SANDWELL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH WORK WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: “CHARITIES” ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.“VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS” 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 DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

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