Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PETER, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Church of England Parish churches
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be 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 24 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
  • 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£340£418£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£298£344£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£283£319£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£294£351£-57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£372£420£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£441£364£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£375£336£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£714£413£302£0£1,807£98328.620
31/12/15£293£262£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£451£346£105n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£282£285£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£286£259£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£282£261£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£246£271£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.wearechurch.net

office@wearechurch.net

01284788112

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW JAMES GAYFER Appointed: 2021
  • BRIAN READ JONES Appointed: 2021
  • COLIN ARTHUR FIRTH
  • DAVID LESLIE AYRTON Appointed: 2016
  • DR PHILIP MARTIN LLOYD-JONES Appointed: 2018
  • DR STUART SHEPHERD LOWE Appointed: 2021
  • DUNCAN WILLIAM MACINNES Appointed: 2015
  • IAN NURCOMBE Appointed: 2016
  • JACQUELINE ANN CROFTS Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN MARK DIXON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Assistant Secretary Organising And Membership
  • JOANNA FRENCH Appointed: 2022
  • NIGEL JOHN BEETON
  • PETER DAVID BOYT
  • PHILIP HYMERS Appointed: 2022
  • REVEREND DAVID CROFTS
  • ROBIN IAN GOODCHILD Appointed: 2017
  • REV ANDREW WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020
  • REV CHRISTOPHER MARK SCOTT ROBINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • REV DR SARAH ELIZABETH GULL Appointed: 2022
  • ROBERT OWEN BREAM Appointed: 2021
  • ROSEMARY ANN PERHAM Appointed: 2022
  • SHELAGH WALLACE Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN JOHN MILLS Appointed: 2022
  • VIRGINIA BEVERLEY DEAN Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2010, number: 1134666
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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

10 GARDEN CLOSE
GREAT BARTON
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
IP31 2SY

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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