SANDWELL CHURCHES LINK

Charity number: 1167003
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £128,330
Total expenditure: £74,972

Total income includes £16,955 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Sandwell

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 May 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SCL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Mary Farley Chair 23 November 2020
None on record
Rev Oniyide Oludayomi Trustee 01 January 2023
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") LIVING WATER PARISH (STOKE-ON-TRENT)
Received: On time
Trevor Palfreyman Trustee 23 November 2020
None on record
Bev Thomas Trustee 15 March 2018
THE TRUSSELL TRUST
Received: On time
THE SOCIETY OF ST. COLUMBA
Received: On time
Rev JON PHILIP GRANT Trustee 27 February 2017
SANDWELL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (S.C.V.O.)
Received: On time
HAZEL MARGARET BLOXHAM Trustee 09 May 2016
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST BROMWICH S.FRANCIS
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £27.50k £52.48k £28.33k £69.70k £128.33k
Total expenditure £29.55k £28.98k £36.69k £75.09k £74.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £16.95k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 February 2024 471 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 February 2024 471 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 09 May 2016

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
SCL c/o Wesley Methodist Church
High Street
WEST BROMWICH
West Midlands
B70 8ND
Phone:
07745679893
Email:
james@sandwellchurcheslink.org.uk
Website:

sandwellchurcheslink.org.uk