Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANCTONBURY

Regular public worship open to all. Teaching of Christianity through sermons,courses and small groups. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings and activities for all ages. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
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
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • 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£653£616£37£0£179£1352.612150
31/12/22£591£652£-61£0£140£1192.210130
31/12/21£563£503£60£0£204£1864.412120
31/12/20£453£511£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£419£470£-51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£400£313£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£247£236£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£181£188£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£203£169£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£125£135£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£95£100£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£100£92£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£108£105£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£131£247£-115n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.chanctonbury.org.uk

pcc@chanctonbury.org.uk

01903893648

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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 buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chanctonbury Storehouse
£5,000 23/03/2021
Chanctonbury Storehouse support the local community with food parcels. Funding was provided to enable them to continue to support those in need.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY DAVID JEREMY RAY Appointed: 2011
  • CAROLYN DEANE Appointed: 2022
  • DR JOHN YEO Appointed: 2022
  • DR RODERICK ALISTAIR EWEN Appointed: 2022
  • GEORGE BRYANS Appointed: 2022
  • KIRSTY GORING Appointed: 2019
  • LYDIE BADCOCK Appointed: 2024
  • MARK BINNEY Appointed: 2019
  • MARK ROBERT BARRETT Appointed: 2014
  • PATRICK UTTING Appointed: 2024
  • REV COLIN FRAMPTON Appointed: 2022
  • REV JAMES DI CASTIGLIONE (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • REV PATRICK DONOVAN Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN VAUGHAN Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2009, number: 1132309
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Chanctonbury Church Office
Penmaen House
London Road
Ashington
PULBOROUGH
West Sus

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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