Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHADS CHURCH ROMILEY

Outreach to the community of Romiley including Alpha courses, Just for Dads, Mums and Tots, Depression Group, Counselling Services, Groups for Youth and Children
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 17 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

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£327£279£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£302£260£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£247£250£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£256£240£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£275£258£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£264£289£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£351£358£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£251£232£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£275£229£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£283£290£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£222£204£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£210£206£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£224£218£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£226£212£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stchadsromiley.co.uk

office@stchadsromiley.co.uk

01614304652

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Stockport,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Joseph Rank Trust - St John the Evangelist, Donisthorpe
£20,000 14/07/2023
To part fund the Church property scheme
Joseph Rank Trust - St Chad's Romiley
£24,000 21/04/2023
To fund the Families & Pre-School Outreach Worker

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREW CURSHAM Appointed: 2024
  • ANDREW GODDARD Appointed: 2020
  • CARL JOHN GRIMSDITCH Appointed: 2013
  • GEORGE BURGHEL Appointed: 2023
  • HELEN BRAY Appointed: 2020
  • JAN FORD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teacher
  • JEANETTE SIMPSON Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN ARNOLD MACAULAY Appointed: 2023
  • KIRSTIE GODDARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Housewife
  • MARK WARBURTON Appointed: 2014
  • MARILYN GREGORY Appointed: 2022
  • PAUL ADSHEAD Appointed: 2015
  • REV RICHARD LUKE PENNYSTAN (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • RUTH OTTO
  • REV KATHRYN WADE Appointed: 2024
  • ROBERT JOHN BUCKNALL Appointed: 2022
  • ROBERT WILLIAMS ROB Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2009, number: 1130873
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Church offices Romiley Lifecentre Ltd
1-5 Stockport Road
Romiley
STOCKPORT
Cheshire
SK6 4BN

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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