Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH GILLINGHAM

CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining

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£266£240£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£264£277£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£270£289£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£237£289£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£298£326£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£269£325£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£337£332£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£289£272£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£260£227£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£275£264£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£372£242£129n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£273£285£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£294£286£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£310£302£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

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Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Medway,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Archbishops' Council - Wall paintings conservation grant to Bredhurst, St Peter, Diocese of Rochester (Anglican Parish Churches Fund)
£2,000 01/12/2023
Conservation of 13th-century wall paintings
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Paul's Church, Rainham
£3,801 15/11/2019
We want to upgrade our 20-year-old kitchen, connecting a new electrical supply and installing a new electric oven and commercial fridge.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

  • ANDREW STEPHEN MARK MANN Appointed: 2020
  • COLIN BROWN Appointed: 2017
  • CHRIS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES GILBOURNE Appointed: 2020
  • JANICE LORRAINE HARDY HATCHER Appointed: 2023
  • MIKE GURR Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL BELLERBY Appointed: 2021
  • REV BRIAN STEPHEN SENIOR Appointed: 2016
  • REV PAT DICKIN Appointed: 2020
  • REV WILLIAM DAVIE Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN MANNING
  • TRACEY GURR Appointed: 2023
  • VALERIE JENSON Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2009, number: 1130544
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 52 days late,
Main office

ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH
DREWERY DRIVE
GILLINGHAM
KENT
ME8 ONX

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
360 Giving

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