Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S KNIGHTSBRIDGE

St Paul's PCC is required, as stated in the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 24 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£687£793£-107£15£66£1372.1840
31/12/22£633£607£26£2£173£1833.6650
31/12/21£515£562£-47£1£147£2284.9450
31/12/20£470£448£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£654£493£160£2£172£2887460
31/12/18£508£567£-58£2£12£2926.240
31/12/17£515£609£-94£2£71£3446.820
31/12/16£563£571£-8£1£164£3467.320
31/12/15£477£700£-223n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£454£495£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£552£440£112£4£436£38710.620
31/12/12£395£411£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£417£377£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£307£354£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 69%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 207%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.spkb.org

info@spkb.org

02072019999

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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
  • City Of Westminster,
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
Based on 23/24 persons

  • BENJAMIN ALEXANDER FURNIVAL Appointed: 2023
  • BRANDON MEREDITH POWELL Appointed: 2020
  • CHRISTOPHER MANN Appointed: 2024
  • CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM BARROW STEPHENS Appointed: 2017
  • DAVID JAMES HAYTON Appointed: 2019
  • ELIZABETH SARAH RAYNOR Appointed: 2023
  • EMMA FARAH Appointed: 2024
  • GREGORY HUW WALKER Appointed: 2023
  • HUMPHREY RICHARD PERCY Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES PETER CHEGWIDDEN Appointed: 2024
  • KATHRYN POTHIER Appointed: 2024
  • LOUISA DICKERSON Appointed: 2022
  • MARK ARENA Appointed: 2024
  • MARY ANNA KEIGHLEY Appointed: 2023
  • PATRICIA DOPHEIDE Appointed: 2023
  • RACHEL VOSPER Appointed: 2022
  • REV CANON ALAN GORDON GYLE (Chair)
  • REV GILLIAN STRAINE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • REV ROSEMARY JANE RICHARDSON Appointed: 2023
  • ROBERT EDWARD THOMAS Appointed: 2024
  • ROLAND BRUNNER Appointed: 2022
  • SERENA BUTT Appointed: 2024
  • TEMPE BRICKHILL Appointed: 2024
  • THOMAS JUSTIN TULL Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2010, number: 1134857
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST PAUL'S CHURCH
32A WILTON PLACE
LONDON
SW1X 8SH

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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