CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SOUTH TYNESIDE
CTST projects: Happy at Home (befriending service for isolated elderly people); Street Angels (supporting those in need on Saturday nights); Nurturing Dementia; interfaith projects. Supports Key2Life (foodbank, school uniforms, plus..). Affiliated charities: Key Project (homeless young people): South Tyneside Asylum Seeker Refugee Church Help. Shared prayer resources One off events eg hustings.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,167 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £159,876. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves of six months' operating costs, noting that current free reserves are £37,984, which is below their stated policy target.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to have free reserves of 6 months operating costs to enable them to make provision for the vulnerable people that are supported by the projects in the event of funding not being secured, time to raise further grants and if necessary to cover possible future costs of redundancies and wind down the charity in an orderly way.” — page 2
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/09/2021)
Trustees
- Audrey Tennetchair
- Ann trollope
- BERNADETTE ASKINS B.A. Hons
- HILARY THOMPSON
- Hannah Grace Gibson
- Robert Finch
- Robert Matthew Jackson
- STEPHEN SLADE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £163k | £114k |
| 31/12/2024 | £160k | £139k |
| 31/12/2023 | £174k | £128k |
| 31/12/2022 | £125k | £152k |
| 31/12/2021 | £109k | £126k |
Common questions
Is CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SOUTH TYNESIDE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,167 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £159,876. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves of six months' operating costs, noting that current free reserves are £37,984, which is below their stated policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SOUTH TYNESIDE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SOUTH TYNESIDE as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £22k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/06/2026 | £20k | Happy Hubs |
| Community Foundation North East | 19/02/2026 | £9k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/10/2025 | £9k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 10/07/2025 | £54k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 08/05/2025 | £10k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/04/2025 | £20k | Happy Hubs |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/11/2024 | £3k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/04/2024 | £19k | Happy Hubs |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/03/2023 | £4k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 16/03/2023 | £3k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2023 | £10k | Happy Hubs |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/06/2022 | £10k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 26/05/2022 | £30k | Grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/02/2022 | £10k | Happy Hubs |
| Community Foundation North East | 04/11/2021 | £1k | A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 22/07/2021 | £3k | A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/07/2021 | £3k | A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/07/2021 | £25k | A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/05/2021 | £25k | A grant to Churches Together in South Tyneside |
| UK government | 19/08/2020 | £32k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2020 | £10k | Support for Elderly |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/03/2019 | £15k | For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50 |
| Community Foundation North East | 20/12/2018 | £1k | Towards the purchase of consumables or provision of food vouchers for users of the foodbank |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/11/2018 | £7k | Community Welcome Hub |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/04/2018 | £9k | Churches Together - Happy at Hone Project |