Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

TRUTH BE TOLD: STORYTELLING FOR LIFE

Truth Be Told: Storytelling For Life (TBT) is an intergenerational storytelling charity whose objects are to promote social inclusion and advance the Christian faith. We train and equip churches across the UK to join with local families and older adults in the community and care homes, and together we share stories, sing songs and belong with one another as family.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/07/23	£73	£49	£24
03/08/22	£28	£38	£-10
03/08/21	£67	£24	£43

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.truthbetold.org.uk

hello@truthbetold.org.uk

07713102676

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Spring Community Grants
£3,290	15/03/2023	Grants up to £7,500 to support programmes that connect and engage older people through befriending and social inclusion
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Truth be Told (TBT)
£20,000	29/04/2022	Grant towards intergenerational ministry. Project for use in church toddler groups to include older adults from the congregation and the community too (TBTChurch), as well as exploring other streams ....more Grant towards intergenerational ministry. Project for use in church toddler groups to include older adults from the congregation and the community too (TBTChurch), as well as exploring other streams and commercially viable opportunities.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Truth be Told (TBT)
£14,228	29/04/2022	The purpose of the grant is to help fulfil TBT growth and long term strategic plans, connecting the church and local play groups with the care homes they support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

ASHLEY LIDDINGTON Appointed: 2023

HANNAH ELIZABETH LAWFORD Appointed: 2020

JACQUELINE ANN LAST Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

LWANGA CHIBAMBA Appointed: 2021

TOSH HALES Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2020, number: 1190702

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

9 Blair Avenue
Parkstone
POOLE
BH14 0DA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY THE PROVISION OF INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); FAMILY CHALLENGES OR BREAKDOWN; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.