# SANDWELL CHURCHES LINK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1167003
- **Other names:** SCL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 9, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1167003


## Contact

- **Address:** SCL c/o Wesley Methodist Church, High Street, WEST BROMWICH, West Midlands
- **Postcode:** B70 8ND
- **Phone:** 07745679893
- **Email:** ceo@sandwellchurcheslink.org.uk
- **Website:** sandwellchurcheslink.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR WITHIN SANDWELL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH WORK WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: “CHARITIES” ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.“VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS” ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

**Activities:** SCL equips churches to connect with their local communities and take action to reduce homelessness, food poverty, financial exclusion and social isolation by:facilitating an anti-poverty movement;developing creative responses to poverty;enabling strong partnerships;encouraging people of faith to listen to their communities and respond as part of their Christian discipleship.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Sandwell



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £120585 | £90795 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £128330 | £74972 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £69702 | £75091 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £28325 | £36686 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £52482 | £28975 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Elizabeth Mary Farley** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 23, 2020
- Bev Thomas — appointed March 15, 2018
- HAZEL MARGARET BLOXHAM — appointed May 9, 2016
- Rev JON PHILIP GRANT — appointed Feb. 27, 2017
- Rev Oniyide Oludayomi — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Trevor Palfreyman — appointed Nov. 23, 2020