Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS' AND ST MARY MAGDALENE STOCKTON HEATH, CHESHIRE

Furthering the worship of the congregation and reaching out to the whole community to suuport and nurture.Holding religious services. Providing buildings for the same and for community activities
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
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 22 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£288£299£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£201£159£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£189£156£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£187£169£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£188£168£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£213£204£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£183£195£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£347£391£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£303£275£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£165£152£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£273£284£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£274£290£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£186£188£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£181£193£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stthomasandstmarymagdalene.org.uk

dorothyvernoncarter@virginmedia.com

07504982478

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Warrington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Cheshire Community Foundation - Early Intervention in Education Project
£6,070 23/10/2023
11
Grant to Source Youthwork (known as Wilmslow Youth)
Cheshire Community Foundation - St Mary Magdalene's Car Park Improvement
£2,000 14/04/2022
St Mary Magdalene's Car Park Improvement
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Thomas' Church Stockton Heath
£202,500 10/12/2013
Warrington - St Thomas' Church, Stockton Heath

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 19/22 persons

  • DOROTHY CARTER
  • DR PETER BANYARD
  • DAVID WHALLEY Appointed: 2010
  • DORIKA ROXBY Appointed: 2020
  • DR SUSAN LESLEY BURKE
  • ELAINE SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • IRENE FITZGERALD Appointed: 2023
  • JACQUELINE SHAW Appointed: 2022
  • JAMES THORNTON Appointed: 2018
  • JANICE ROWLAND Appointed: 2023
  • JENNY CORROBOY Appointed: 2014
  • JULIE BROWN Appointed: 2018
  • KIRSTY GILL Appointed: 2014
  • KRISTOFER BRADSHAW Appointed: 2023
  • LEE MARSH Appointed: 2023
  • LYNDA HEESOM Appointed: 2013
  • MELANIE WILSON MRS Appointed: 2018
  • PETER SIMPSON SPEED
  • REVEREND MICHAEL LAURENCE RIDLEY (Chair), Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • SARAH DOWNES Appointed: 2022
  • SHEILA BARTON Appointed: 2015
  • STUART MARLEY Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2009, number: 1131459
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • 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: 66 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR12: 98 days late, AR10: 247 days late,
Main office

St Thomas Church
London Road
Stockton Heath
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 6HJ

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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