Churches Together in South Tyneside

Analysis

Churches Together in South Tyneside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Churches Together in South Tyneside reported income of £163k and spending of £114k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £109k to £163k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Churches Together in South Tyneside sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coaching Inside and Out (£163k), Christ Liquid Fire Ministry (£163k) and The Icmif Foundation (£163k).