Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS, LONDON

Responsible for the management of the church and all its related activities.Mission Statement: St Martin-in-the-Fields exists to honour God by being an open and inclusive church, that enables people to question and discover for themselves the significance of Jesus Christ.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £322,606 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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£7,315£7,379£-64£5,189£720£-323-0.512420
31/12/22£5,587£6,143£-556£4,373£727£-470-0.9138200
31/12/21£3,844£3,982£-138£2,369£1,364£2510.855200
31/12/20£3,885£4,618£-734£3,197£1,360£10081200
31/12/19£6,535£6,447£89£41£2,031£7291.4119300
31/12/18£5,796£5,832£-35£4,418£1,794£5791.21140
31/12/17£5,481£5,599£-118£4,266£1,842£5661.21250
31/12/16£5,419£5,609£-191£4,333£1,894£6351.41150
31/12/15£5,355£5,386£-32£166£2,011£8311.91260
31/12/14£5,061£5,034£27£889£1,972£7631.81260
31/12/13£5,057£4,770£287£3,852£1,973£6331.61000
31/12/12£4,430£4,440£-10£3,655£1,620£4981.31000
31/12/11£4,877£4,775£102£3,547£1,580£5081.3850
31/12/10£5,131£4,992£139£3,648£1,510£4631.1940

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 74%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -45%
Reserves/Spending: -0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org

info@smitf.org

02077661105

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • 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
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ADENIKE AWOYINKA Appointed: 2021
  • DANIEL JOSEPH KASZETA Appointed: 2020
  • DR FRANCES ANNE KATHARINE DENNISS Appointed: 2023
  • FIONA MARY RHONA MACMILLAN Appointed: 2022
  • HIU TUNG CHOW Appointed: 2023
  • JANE ELIZABETH WARE Appointed: 2023
  • JEFF ALAN CLAXTON Appointed: 2020
  • JESSICA TEMPLEMAN Appointed: 2023
  • JONATHAN JAMES NICHOLAS EDWARDS Appointed: 2022
  • LOIS KATE HOWARTH Appointed: 2020
  • MELVENE ADAMS Appointed: 2021
  • RACHEL GEORGINA JANE MORRISON Appointed: 2020
  • REV RICHARD CARTER
  • REV SALLY ANN HITCHINER Appointed: 2019
  • THE REVEREND DR SAMUEL MARTIN BAILEY WELLS Appointed: 2012
  • WAI KEUNG CHAN Appointed: 2021
  • WENDY QUILL Appointed: 2019
  • YEN WAI-YAN LEUNG Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2010, number: 1133936
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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 ST MARTIN'S PLACE
LONDON
WC2N 4JH

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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