Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • 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 BATTLE

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer andcontemplation. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for all members of society. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching ofChristianity through sermons, courses and small groups and school assemblies. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/23£191£161£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£211£147£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£145£118£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£95£98£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£131£148£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£139£134£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£148£140£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£135£141£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£136£142£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£157£164£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£148£130£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£99£261£-162n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£126£476£-349n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stmarysbattle.org.uk

admin@stmarysbattle.org.uk

01424775290

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALISON JUDITH HASSELL Appointed: 2011
  • CAROLYN COLLINS Appointed: 2022
  • JULIA ELIZABETH THORP MRS Appointed: 2011
  • JACQUELINE RICHARDS Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN ROBERTS Appointed: 2022
  • JONATHAN ANDREW SNOW Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL LEWIS Appointed: 2020
  • PHILLIP COLLINS Appointed: 2020
  • ROWAN SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • SANDRA WALKER Appointed: 2024
  • THE VERY REVEREND LEE CHRISTOPHER JAMES DUCKETT (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • TRACY ANN DIXON Appointed: 2022
  • TRACY DIXON Appointed: 2022
  • VIRGINIA SELMON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2011, number: 1141300
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Marys The Virgin Church
Upper Lake
BATTLE
East Sussex
TN33 0AN

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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