UNLOCK

Charity number: 313454
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Unlocking-real life stories of urban people. Revealing-good news of the down to earth Christ. Releasing-life changing skills and confidence. Unlock is a Christian charity that has worked since 1973 to help urban churches of any denomination respond to the challenges in their areas. We are especially concerned with helping people in "text-shy" cultures to explore their faith. We place trained unloc

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £41,266
Total expenditure: £55,837

People

3 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 August 1972: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • EVANGELICAL URBAN TRAINING PROJECT (Previous name)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICHOLAS ARTHUR CARTER Chair
None on record
Rev Canon Suzanne Sheriff Trustee 28 May 2022
None on record
ANDREW MICHAEL DORTON Trustee 10 October 2013
HULL YFC
Received: On time
THE KINGSTON UPON HULL WILLIAM WILBERFORCE LECTURE TRUST
Received: On time
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTION RESOURCE OF CHURCHES IN HULL AND DISTRICT
Received: On time
THE ARK (EAST HULL)
Charity reporting is overdue by 659 days
ETERNAL BENEFITS
Received: On time
HULL CHURCHES HOME FROM HOSPITAL SERVICE
Received: On time
NATIONAL ESTATE CHURCHES NETWORK
Received: On time
MURMURATION
Received: On time
URBAN EXPRESSION
Received: On time
BRIDGES HULL LTD
Received: On time
ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT
Received: On time
HULL INDEPENDENT HOUSING AID CENTRE
Received: On time
HULL COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES LTD
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 £57.17k £50.71k £47.54k £55.02k £41.27k
Total expenditure £61.98k £57.11k £47.39k £53.17k £55.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £300 N/A N/A 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 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 12 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST, 25TH MAY 1972 AS AMENDED BY A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 19 AUGUST 1999 AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION 6 JULY 2001

Charitable objects

THE EDUCATION OF MINISTERS AND LAY PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS BY SUCH MEANS AS REGIONAL TRAINING COURSES, RESEARCH PROJECTS, STUDY GROUPS AND SMALL CONFERENCES FOR EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS TO EQUIP THEM TO BE MORE AFFECTIVE IN THEIR CHRISTIAN WITNESS IN THEIR OWN AREAS OF LIFE AND WORK. RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Unlock
15 Station Road
ROTHERHAM
South Yorkshire
S60 1HN
Phone:
01709 380 318
Email:
office@unlock-urban.org.uk
Website:

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