TORCH HELP HUB

Charity number: 1131576
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Torch Help Hub (Torch) is run by volunteers from local churches to provide a helping hand to those who otherwise cannot get help and tend to fall through the gaps of existing support or provision. We offer a wide range of free personal and practical help as well as signposting to other organisations that we work in partnership with in our town as we seek to love our neighbours as Jesus commands.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £19,752
Total expenditure: £96,329

People

5 Trustee(s)

50 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 September 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • READING CHRISTIAN NETWORK (Previous name)
  • Transform Reading (Previous name)
Company number:
06996356 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Jonathan Salmon Chair 01 January 2024
None on record
David Kenneth Horne Trustee 07 January 2025
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING
Received: On time
Daniel Dwelly Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
NEVILLE JOHN HOLLANDS Trustee 03 August 2023
CITYLIFE COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Received: On time
John Davies Trustee 03 August 2023
PROVIDENCE CHAPEL
Received: On time
CHURCHES IN READING DROP-IN CENTRE
Received: On time

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 £94.05k £84.90k £82.33k £117.20k £19.75k
Total expenditure £76.51k £72.61k £75.95k £125.51k £96.33k
Income from government contracts N/A £15.80k £13.86k £20.80k N/A
Income from government grants £15.80k £5.00k £15.00k £18.50k N/A

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 17 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 March 2022 142 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 March 2022 142 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 20 August 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 AUGUST 2009 as amended on 03 Jul 2019 as amended on 10 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN READING AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE 0001ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY. (B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (C) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO AGE, SICKNESS OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH PARTS OF, THE UK AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit

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

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
GREYFRIARS CHRISTIAN CENTRE
64 FRIAR STREET
READING
RG1 1EH
Phone:
0118 380 0260
Email:
office@torchhelphub.org.uk
Website:

www.torchhub.org.uk Open in new window