Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE ECUMENICAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S PSALTER LANE CHURCH, SHEFFIELD

Weekly Christian worship; the education and nurturing of the Christian faith; work with children and young people; ministry in old people's homes; pastoral links; fellowship lunches; maintaining the church's buildings and grounds; eco-congregation; links with Clifford School; and development of inter-faith work and an Inter-Faith Centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 21 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
31/08/23£326£222£104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£168£169£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£167£143£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£142£146£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£150£136£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£139£144£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£154£131£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£146£135£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£121£133£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£123£126£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£284£326£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£127£121£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£118£113£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

http://www.standrewspsalterlane.org.uk

office@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk

01142378289

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 17/02/2023
Repairs to Spire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 20/21 persons

  • ALASTAIR RICHARD MORRIS Appointed: 2022
  • ANNA EILEEN HARVEY Appointed: 2024
  • ANNA LOUISE CALVERT Appointed: 2022
  • ANNE ELIZABETH HOLLOWS
  • CLARE LOUGHRIDGE BSC Appointed: 2018
  • DR CAROLINE JEAN CRIPPS BSC,PHD
  • DR JOHN CANNING CRIPPS PH.D Appointed: 2012
  • DR JAN OWEN Appointed: 2024
  • DR PETER LAWRENCE MITCHELL Appointed: 2019
  • JANET ISOBEL LOUGHRIDGE BA, MCLIP
  • JUDITH MARGARET ROBERTS
  • JENNIFER MARY CARPENTER Appointed: 2021
  • JOSEPH WILLIAM DEY Appointed: 2016
  • JULIE JORDAN BROWN Appointed: 2022
  • KATRIN ANNE HACKETT Appointed: 2015
  • MARY ELIZABETH MITCHELL Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR JOHN HOWARD HARDING
  • RACHEL AMY MORRIS MA Appointed: 2015
  • REV NAOMI COOKE Appointed: 2022
  • SARAH LESLEY HINDMARSH Appointed: 2022
  • WILLIAM ATHERTON Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2010, number: 1137529
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church
Church Office
Shirley House
31 Psalter Lane
SHEFFIELD
S11 8YL

Objectives

The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the Area of Benefit in accordance with the principles and practices of the Participating Churches. In achieving its purpose, the Charity will engage in a range of activities, either on its own or with others, including (but not restricted to):a) the celebration of public worship; b) the teaching of the Christian faith; c) mission and evangelism; d) pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved; e) the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs; and f) the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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