GENESIS PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH

Registered charity 1194304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the CIO is the advancement of the Christian faith through actively sharing the love of God , supporting the local community and providing relief for people in need, primarily but not exclusively within Grove Hill, Beechwood and Saltersgill areas of Middlesbrough. The CIO provides services from a Christian Community Centre in Grove Hill.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH ACTIVELY SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD, SUPPORTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING RELIEF FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN GROVE HILL, BEECHWOOD AND SALTERSGILL AREAS OF MIDDLESBROUGH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Middlesbrough, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£214k

Latest spending

£191k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £60,000 are held in line with a policy to retain six months of operational expenses. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,787 for the year, with total unrestricted funds at bank and deposit reaching £97,746. The trustees note that the operating horizon is six months and that programmes would close if funding is not replaced.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £60k)

“Our approach is to keep sufficient funds to retain core minimum operational expenses for the next 6 months at a “keep the lights on” level”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“In line with our financial policies, our operating horizon is 6 months. If any of the programmes lose funding then, if that funding cannot be replaced, the programme would be closed down.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity works closely St Oswald’s and St Chad’s Church, Middlesbrough, principally using church facilities and ministering to the community. There are ongoing discussions between TGPM and the Church about upgrading the facilities used by the Charity.

“The charity works closely St Oswald’s and St Chad’s Church, Middlesbrough, principally using church facilities and ministering to the community. There are ongoing discussions between TGPM and the Church about upgrading the facilities used by the Charity. This is an exciting project with great potential, however the Trustees are mindful of the need to protect the existing activities of TPM and its financial stability.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £4,259 — grants £4,259 (3); 2% of the £213,972 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £14,685 — grants £14,685 (3); 8% of the £187,888 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 30

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN DICKINSONchair
Dr Helen Land
Louisa Arundale
Rev Mark Nathan Walley
Rosemary Wheway
Stella Worton

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Middlesbrough

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£214k	£191k
31/03/2024	£188k	£180k
31/03/2023	£144k	£134k
31/03/2022	£118k	£120k

Common questions

Is GENESIS PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £60,000 are held in line with a policy to retain six months of operational expenses. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,787 for the year, with total unrestricted funds at bank and deposit reaching £97,746. The trustees note that the operating horizon is six months and that programmes would close if funding is not replaced. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GENESIS PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GENESIS PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£35k	Church & Communities Programme
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	24/01/2024	£95k	Grant to Genesis Project Middlesbrough
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/04/2023	£10k	Genesis
Sport England	06/01/2022	£4k	COVID19 Return to Play

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	1	£103k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD	1	£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO.

JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO income £14.7m
CHRIST CENTRAL income £521k
BETHEL HALL GREEN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £31k
TRINITY CHURCH BRISTOL income £50k
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM income £567k
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA RAMSEYER CONGREGATION NORTH LONDON DISTRICT income £152k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GENESIS PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH	£214k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
JESUITS IN BRITAIN CIO FY2025	£14.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL FY2025	£521k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BETHEL HALL GREEN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£31k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH BRISTOL FY2025	£50k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM FY2025	£567k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.