Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, CHELTENHAM

Regular public worship open to all sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation Pastoral work Teaching of Christianity through sermons courses/small groups provision of childrens/youth groups with a Christian ethos promoting whole mission of the Church councilling and support services for seniors/parents/toddlers/homeless/vulnerable/other special need groups Community outreach
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 22 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,163£1,161£3£1£189£520.518263
31/12/22£964£1,028£-65£1£186£1201.417256
31/12/21£1,101£1,439£-339£0£251£1341.116280
31/12/20£1,261£915£346£0£589£1071.414280
31/12/19£1,189£1,031£158£0£243£530.616275
31/12/18£943£1,051£-108£0£85£630.7190
31/12/17£1,076£1,069£7£0£170£1701.9200
31/12/16£1,040£1,062£-21£1£164£1601.8210
31/12/15£1,317£1,307£10£6£185£1541.4250
31/12/14£1,376£1,417£-41£1,417£175£1561.3250
31/12/13£1,285£1,222£63£7£216£1992240
31/12/12£1,152£1,182£-30£16£153£1371.4260
31/12/11£1,229£1,232£-3£8£183£1701.7270
31/12/10£1,108£1,161£-53£10£186£1741.8270
31/12/09£1,176£1,476£-300£7£239£2361.9260

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 21/22 persons

  • BARRY JOHN LAMBERT Appointed: 2020
  • CAROLINE BRECKON Appointed: 2022
  • CLARE HELEN BENTON Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID PHILIP ROWE Appointed: 2020
  • ELIZABETH LANG Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN FRANCES MOSS Appointed: 2019
  • HENRY MICHAEL STEVEN Appointed: 2021
  • IONA BETH LOUISE HAY Appointed: 2020
  • JAMES CLAPP Appointed: 2022
  • MARTIN LOVEGROVE Appointed: 2023
  • MICHAEL ALAN FULLER Appointed: 2019
  • MILCAH EDEN TROUGHTON Appointed: 2020
  • NICHOLAS EDEN Appointed: 2020
  • PATRICK OLANIYI Appointed: 2022
  • RACHAEL TEMITOPE GILL Appointed: 2021
  • REV ANDREW BLYTH (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • REV NICHOLAS STOTT Appointed: 2023
  • REV SIMON FELLOWS Appointed: 2023
  • REV TIMOTHY GREW Appointed: 2023
  • ROBERT RYAN Appointed: 2024
  • RUSSELL BROOKS Appointed: 2022
  • SOPHIE MAY WHISKER Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2009, number: 1130299
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
TRINTY HOUSE
100-102 WINCHCOMBE STREET
CHELTENHAM
GL52 2NW

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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