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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of holy trinity hastings
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 13
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY HASTINGS

Worship and service in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the fulfilment of God's purposes in the town centre of Hastings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£589£544£44£23£243£841.99125
31/12/22£455£483£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£498£597£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£550£364£186£9£325£1214850
31/12/19£467£410£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£412£364£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£276£338£-62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£200£316£-116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 15.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.hthchurch.org

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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
  • East Sussex,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£479,083
Henry Smith Charity£60,100
Joseph Rank Trust£37,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
DCMS£19,100
Sussex Community Foundation£13,588
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings
£479,083 05/12/2023
Holy Trinity Hastings: Heritage@HTH
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings
£5,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards their Safehaven sessions and volunteer management.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to PCC of Holy Trinity Hastings
£31,200 14/06/2022
24
towards two years' continuation funding of the Youth and Kids Team to sustain current activities and introduce new opportunities to engage with the church, for unchurched and churched local children ....more
DCMS - CRF21: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings
£19,100 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 12/02/2021
Holy Trinity Hastings – a community accessible to all
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings
£28,900 18/02/2020
24
towards two years' running costs of a project designed to increase and sustain the activities offered to both unchurched & churched local children
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings
£8,588 10/12/2019
11
Funding was provided to sustain and develop the Safehaven Women's group which works with a core of 45 vulnerable women.
Joseph Rank Trust - Holy Trinity, Hastings
£37,500 22/10/2019
36
To fund the running costs of the Church
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

  • BERYL LOVETT Appointed: 2015
  • DANIEL MARK PEACH Appointed: 2023
  • EDWARD SIBERY KNOLLES GOSNELL Appointed: 2016
  • IAN EDWARD NUNN Appointed: 2018
  • JAMES KIRBY Appointed: 2015
  • JAMES SEPTIMUS KEELING Appointed: 2019
  • NATASSJA GARNER Appointed: 2014
  • NEIL CHRISTOPHER GROVER Appointed: 2022
  • PHILIPPA SYLVIA GRACE FISHLOCK Appointed: 2024
  • REV SIMON GEORGE LARKIN (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • REV TOBIAS JOSEPH LANCASTER Appointed: 2021
  • SALLY ANNE GROVER Appointed: 2022
  • YETUNDE AISHA YUSUF Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2015, number: 1163737
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Holy Trinity Church
Robertson Street
Hastings
TN34 1HT

Objectives

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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