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home >> charity search >> parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of the university church of st mary the virgin
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE UNIVERSITY CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

To cooperate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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
  • There are 20 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£726£721£5£0£461£951.61720
31/12/22£762£1,178£-417£0£456£1221.21720
31/12/21£969£747£222£0£872£1752.8710
31/12/20£351£423£-72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£589£502£88£0£722£2536780
31/12/18£405£422£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£356£427£-71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£587£339£248£0£723£2017.140
31/12/15£369£346£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£176£375£-199n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£838£659£178£10£651£330640
31/12/12£3,368£3,961£-593£5£473£315140
31/12/11£1,574£818£756£5£1,066£2984.430
31/12/10£381£310£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

university-church.ox.ac.uk

admin@universitychurch.ox.ac.uk

01865279110

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADAM HARDIMAN Appointed: 2023
  • ALISON LE CORNU Appointed: 2023
  • ELEANOR POLLY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2013
  • FELIX LEACH Appointed: 2014
  • HENRIETTA HARRISON Appointed: 2023
  • JOSEPH GREGORY ANDREWS Appointed: 2019
  • KAREN MELHAM Appointed: 2022
  • MARY LEAN Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL CHARLES STEVENS Appointed: 2023
  • NICHOLAS HARDYMAN Appointed: 2018
  • PROFESSOR SARAH MORTIMER Appointed: 2022
  • REVD DR WILLIAM ROBERT STUART LAMB (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • RACHEL ABERNETHY Appointed: 2021
  • REV ALAN RAMSEY Appointed: 2022
  • REV CHARLOTTE BANNISTER PARKER Appointed: 2022
  • REV HANNAH CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2021
  • REV NAOMI GARDOM Appointed: 2023
  • TESSA CHARLOTTE BLENKINSOP Appointed: 2019
  • VICTORIA MORT Appointed: 2020
  • MEGAN ROPER Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/2009, number: 1130491
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. MARYS CHURCH
HIGH STREET
OXFORD
OX1 4BJ

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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