The Churches Together Shop
What it does
The prevention or relief of poverty by providing information, items and services to individuals living in East and North Cardiff who are in need.For the public benefit to promote the social inclusion of people living in East and North Cardiff by preventing such people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate in
Its charitable purposes
(1)TO RELIEF POVERTY AMONG THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF EAST AND NORTH CARDIFF, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED TO ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS LOCAL STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICES.(2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE LIVING IN EAST AND NORTH CARDIFF BY PREVENTING SUCH PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, FACILITIES FOR THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £15,151 and spent £19,342.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £15,151 | £19,342 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2024 | £16,591 | £14,725 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2023 | £18,508 | £12,483 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2022 | £15,707 | £17,707 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2021 | £8,483 | £4,545 | Not reported | 12 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 79%, from £8,483 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £15,151 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 128% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- John ThorneChair
- Frances Christine Jacobsen
- Frank Lewis Jacobsen
- Rev Andrew Luke Jeremy Kleissner
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 1 October 2026, 30 days early | Received 1 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 7 October 2025, 24 days early | Received 7 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 17 October 2024, 14 days early | Received 17 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 8 November 2023, 8 days late | Received 8 November 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 10 October 2022, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1183617
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 May 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 May 2019
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.