WELCOME CHURCHES

Charity Number: 1177344
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Educate churches and other partners about the need to welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers arriving in their communities. Provide training, resources and ongoing support churches to effectively welcome and support the integration of refugees and asylum seekers. Network and link together churches across the UK who are welcoming refugees.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £388,464
Total expenditure: £601,885

Total income includes £75,886 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

9 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
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Belgium
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARION DORIS KNELL Chair 28 February 2018
None on record
Andrew David Smith Trustee 19 March 2025
CHRIST FIRST WATFORD
Received: On time
Elinor Gage Trustee 09 October 2024
None on record
Nathaniel Jennings Trustee 04 October 2023
None on record
Ali Saee Trustee 04 October 2023
None on record
George Haddad Trustee 08 December 2021
None on record
Jonathan Dyson Trustee 08 December 2021
OAKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
Received: On time
OAKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
Recently registered
Alex Jones Trustee 10 December 2020
None on record
MARK NIGEL MUMFORD Trustee 28 February 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £115.52k £199.79k £1.33m £472.56k £388.46k
Total expenditure £107.07k £133.60k £501.00k £922.84k £601.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £312.00k £252.00k £75.89k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £1.31m N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £1.88k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £21.23k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £494.81k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £6.19k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £48.35k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A 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 March 2024 19 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 November 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 27 Feb 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION; AND 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Contact information

Address:
BRIDGE HOUSE
THE RIVERSIDE CENTRE
RIVERSIDE COURT
DERBY
DE24 8HY
Phone:
01332498041
Email:
info@welcomechurches.org
Website:

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