Church Action on Poverty Limited (aka Church Action on Poverty)
Overview
Church Action on Poverty Limited's network
12 people6 organisationsi11 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Church Action on Poverty Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
11 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Goodman-Seaford | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alisha Barton | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Glory Omoaka | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Farrar | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Penelope Walters | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Professor Martin Stringer | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev Amanda Mallen | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev David Primrose | Trustee | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Karen Mary Wilson | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Board
The board
11 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Goodman-Seaford | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alisha Barton | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Glory Omoaka | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Farrar | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Penelope Walters | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Professor Martin Stringer | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev Amanda Mallen | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev David Primrose | Trustee | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Richard Machin | Trustee | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Stephen Corcoran | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Hunt | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Karen Mary Wilson | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Kathryn Elizabeth Cheetham (2019-2023), Susan Cockerill (2018-2019), Julie Jarman (2015-2017), Mr. Ade Arogundade (2010-2013), Diana Maria Campbell (2004-2010), Lewis William Rose (2000-2014) and 1 more. Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
3.7y
median 2y
Longest tenure
12y
since 2014
Years in governance
12.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
9
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
8
of 11 on the board
11 trustees on the board
- Helen Goodman-Seaford Chair since 2020
- Alisha Barton since 2026
- Glory Omoaka since 2025
- John Farrar since 2024
- Penelope Walters since 2026
- Professor Martin Stringer since 2023
- Rev Amanda Mallen since 2023
- Rev David Primrose since 2014
- Richard Machin since 2014
- Stephen Corcoran since 2024
- Stephen Hunt since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev David Primrose since 2014
- Richard Machin since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Helen Goodman-Seaford Chair since 2020
- Alisha Barton since 2026
- Glory Omoaka since 2025
- Penelope Walters since 2026
- Rev Amanda Mallen since 2023
- Richard Machin since 2014
- Stephen Corcoran since 2024
- Stephen Hunt since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- John Farrar since 2024
- Professor Martin Stringer since 2023
- Rev David Primrose since 2014
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 10The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 8Economic/community Development/employment 2Environment/conservation/heritage 1Religious Activities 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 13Professional services 5Other services 4
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Church Action on Poverty Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £815.87k | £460.80k | £769.75k | £747.01k | £782.66k |
| Total expenditure | £697.46k | £645.31k | £784.27k | £819.58k | £766.68k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £6.58k | £853 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £791.94k | Not reported | £242.84k | £315.91k | £267.43k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | Not reported | £8.28k | £2.29k | £62.78k |
| Charitable activities | £0 | Not reported | £416.56k | £426.27k | £501.69k |
| Other trading activities | £23.75k | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £184 | Not reported | £451 | £2.98k | £5.56k |
| Endowments | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | Not reported | £109.90k | £1.85k | £7.98k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £650.12k | Not reported | £734.07k | £760.66k | £705.45k |
| Raising funds | £47.34k | Not reported | £50.20k | £58.92k | £61.23k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £5.00k | £24.00k |
| Governance | £2.16k | Not reported | £0 | £3.42k | £0 |
| Investment management | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £511.51k | £246.58k | £174.67k | £221.13k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £91.80k | £25.90k | £26.56k | £57.03k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £419.71k | £220.68k | £148.11k | £164.09k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £155.26k | £113.18k | £76.80k | £73.99k |
| Restricted funds | £264.44k | £107.50k | £71.31k | £90.10k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £419.71k | £220.68k | £148.11k | £164.09k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £140.54k | £113.18k | £148.11k | £73.99k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £511.51k | £246.58k | £174.67k | £221.13k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 4 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 23 October 2025 | 23 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 9 October 2024 | 9 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 2 November 2023 | 2 November 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 1 February 20221 day late | 1 February 20221 day late | Late by 1 day | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 03780243 has made 27 accounts filings (1 amended filing included) since 2001. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 14 November 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 28 October 2024 | Amended: total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 16 October 2024 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 21 November 2023 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 14 December 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 6 January 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 3 February 2021 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 11 December 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 7 December 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 7 February 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 15 December 2016 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 11 December 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 17 November 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 2 December 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 27 November 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 18 November 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 23 December 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 6 October 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 12 November 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 28 December 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 25 September 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 22 December 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 30 December 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 26 November 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 11 October 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 25 October 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 29 January 2001 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)1 page |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
19 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 7 December 2004 to 6 February 2025.Total from published grants
£789k
£789,418
Grants
19
published to 360Giving
Funders
11
distinct funders
Latest grant
Feb 2025
6 February 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£20k2004
£5k2006
£51k2011
£10k2012
£9k2014
£149k2016
£226k2018
£101k2020
£146k2021
£4k2022
£69k2025
Funders
11 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tudor Trust | 5 | £287,000 | 2016 to 2021 |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 2 | £158,253 | 2018 to 2020 |
| Comic Relief | 1 | £78,983 | 2016 |
| Benefact Trust | 1 | £69,000 | 2025 |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 1 | £58,000 | 2018 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | 1 | £50,800 | 2011 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 4 | £33,998 | 2006 to 2016 |
| CAF | 1 | £29,094 | 2021 |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 1 | £20,280 | 2004 |
| Crowdfunder | 1 | £4,010 | 2022 |
| Nesta | 1 | - | 2018 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2025 | Benefact Trust | Grant to Church Action on Poverty | £69,000 |
| 10 June 2022 | Crowdfunder | Local Action Fund | £4,010 |
| 19 January 2021 | CAF | Grant to Church Action on Poverty | £29,094 |
| 7 January 2021 | The Tudor Trust | Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd | £2,000 |
| 6 January 2021 | The Tudor Trust | Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd | £115,000 |
| 2 September 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Coronavirus Community Support Fund | £70,578 |
| 14 April 2020 | The Tudor Trust | Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd (COVID19 Grant) | £30,000 |
| 28 April 2018 | Barrow Cadbury Trust | Your Local Pantry: Promoting food security & resilience | £58,000 |
| 28 March 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Connected Communities Innovation Fund | £87,675 |
| 28 March 2018 | Nesta | AC00752 | Not published |
| 23 January 2018 | The Tudor Trust | Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd | £80,000 |
| 29 April 2016 | The Tudor Trust | Grant to Church Action on Poverty Ltd | £60,000 |
| 13 April 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Salford Poverty Truth Commission | £10,000 |
| 27 January 2016 | Comic Relief | Tackling the Poverty Premium | £78,983 |
| 19 November 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The Real Benefits Street | £9,000 |
| 6 September 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Schools of Participation | £9,998 |
| 29 June 2011 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | Grant to Church Action on Poverty | £50,800 |
| 16 March 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Living Ghosts | £5,000 |
| 7 December 2004 | Northern Rock Foundation | Grant awarded to Church Action on Poverty (North East) | £20,280 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- The Tudor Trust (5 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (4 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Cabinet Office (2 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Nesta (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Benefact Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- CAF (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Comic Relief (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Northern Rock Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal
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About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
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What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Throughout England and WalesCountry: Scotland
- Area of benefit
- UNITED
KINGDOM as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JUNE 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 11 AUGUST 1999 AND 28 MARCH 2000 as amended on 20 Nov 2021 as filed - Register history
- 24 March 2000Registered
- Working name
- Church Action on Poverty
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 29 January 2001Resolution
- 6 April 2000Memorandum and articles
- 6 April 2000Resolution
- 8 September 1999Memorandum and articles
- 8 September 1999Memorandum and articles
- 8 September 1999Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.church-poverty.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Church Action on Poverty Limited
- Registered
- 2000