Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SUTTON WITH SEAFORD

Religious Activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • 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
  • There are 23 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£746£356£390£3£1,085£69623.41150
31/12/22£314£326£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£235£281£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£241£288£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£239£296£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£375£302£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£365£273£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£228£233£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£222£210£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£202£216£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£239£223£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£222£228£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£225£239£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£220£244£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 23.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.seafordparish.org.uk

ATREASURER@SEAFORDPARISH.ORG.UK

01323872088

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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 services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 22/23 persons

  • ANNA GRIMBLE Appointed: 2021
  • BRIDGET HELEN ANDERSON Appointed: 2021
  • CAPT ROBERT SYDNEY CARRINGTON CA Appointed: 2013
  • CAROLE KAY Appointed: 2023
  • DERRECK LEE-PHILPOT Appointed: 2016
  • ELIZABETH ANNE MORGAN-JONES Appointed: 2022
  • ELIZABETH JACKSON Appointed: 2023
  • FREDERICK JOHN MARSON BASS Appointed: 2011
  • JANET MARY KENT Appointed: 2014
  • JOANNE MARIA LALLA Appointed: 2021
  • JULIA LAWSON Appointed: 2016
  • KIM HAYLEY CUTHBERT Appointed: 2022
  • LISA ANNE HAZLE Appointed: 2021
  • LUCY ELIZABETH BORTHWICK Appointed: 2022
  • MICHAEL HOLMES Appointed: 2021
  • NICOLA JANE FERGUSON Appointed: 2022
  • PAUL ASHER WALLER Appointed: 2022
  • REV JAMES WILLIAM HOLLINGSWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Incumbent
  • REV LUCY JANE HOLLINGSWORTH Appointed: 2021
  • SALLY THOMPSON Appointed: 2023
  • STEFAN BRACHER Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHANIE NORMA BAKER Appointed: 2022
  • SUE TOPP Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2009, number: 1131402
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 policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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 Leonard's Church
Church Street
Seaford
BN25 1HH

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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