Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ALL SAINTS' PUTNEY

Regular public worship open to all; the provision of sacred space for personal prayer; teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups; pastoral work, including visiting the sick, bereaved and those in need; taking religious assemblies in schools; promoting the mission of the church by engaging with the local community; providing activities for special groups (e.g. young children).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,793,694 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/12/22£612£672£-60£0£2,056£1,794321085
31/12/21£571£602£-31£1£2,163£1,89637.8985
31/12/20£571£573£-2£0£2,164£1,90039.8885
31/12/19£609£613£-4£1£2,146£1,89137495
31/12/18£641£662£-22£22£2,107£1,86433.84135
31/12/17£666£618£48£25£2,140£1,87436.440
31/12/16£633£595£38£21£2,091£1,85137.440
31/12/15£603£588£16£32£1,972£1,73735.540
31/12/14£594£586£8£29£3,111£2,86158.640
31/12/13£610£626£-17£22£2,620£2,36945.430
31/12/12£607£645£-39£31£2,623£2,36343.930
31/12/11£544£568£-24£27£2,660£2,39550.630

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 32 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 7.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.parishofputney.co.uk

Julie.Craig@parishofputney.co.uk

02087884414

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wandsworth,
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
The Archbishops' Council - Textiles conservation grant to Putney, All Saints, Diocese of Southwark (Pilgrim Trust)
£2,000 27/07/2022
Conservation of decorative roundel, 1890s

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDER DAVID CHRISTOPHER LOWE Appointed: 2020
  • ALISON FLEMING Appointed: 2022
  • ANDREW GROCOTT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • CATHERINE SUSAN ELIZABETH COLLYER Appointed: 2020
  • CHARLES ROBERTS Appointed: 2022
  • DR MICHELLE PENN Appointed: 2024
  • DR NEIL VASS Appointed: 2023
  • EVE BRADSHAW Appointed: 2023
  • GRAHAM JOHN ARTHUR SHAW Appointed: 2022
  • JANE TURNER Appointed: 2020
  • JANET SIMPSON Appointed: 2022
  • JOSHUA YELLAND Appointed: 2024
  • KAREN TODD Appointed: 2023
  • LINDA O'RIORDAN Appointed: 2022
  • MARK LEADLEY Appointed: 2016
  • OLIVER TODD Appointed: 2023
  • ROSEMARY LOUISE TAYLOR-DAVIES Appointed: 2022
  • REV DANIEL MARK TROTT Appointed: 2020
  • REV HELENA WHITTAKER Appointed: 2023
  • REV JOHN WHITTAKER (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • REV MARGARET JANE ANDREWS Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD JOHN HOLMAN FCA
  • SARAH LOUISE THOMAS Appointed: 2022
  • THOMAS HUGH MCEWEN WILLOUGHBY Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/10/2010, number: 1138266
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Marys Church
Putney High Street
LONDON
SW15 1SN

Objectives

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED WANDSWORTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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