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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

The Elders/Trustees are committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and become part of our community through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament. Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the areaMissionary and outreach work (including youth work)
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 14 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£112£133£-21
31/12/22£141£110£31
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.parkurc.org.uk

secretary@parkurc.org.uk

01189265060

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Reading, Wokingham,
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
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

  • ALISTAIR JOHN KNOX Appointed: 2020
  • ALAN HOLMES Appointed: 2018
  • CAROLINE KING Appointed: 2019
  • CHARLOTTE MARY BLACKBURN Appointed: 2021
  • DR CHRISTOPHER GEORGE GAYFORD Appointed: 2020
  • ELIZABETH JOY KNOX Appointed: 2021
  • ENALA BHEBHE Appointed: 2021
  • JENNIFER MARY KING Appointed: 2018
  • JUDITH ENANG Appointed: 2017
  • REV STEPHEN MANYEH ANSA-ADDO (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • ROGER DEAN CLARK Appointed: 2007
  • RUTH GWENDOLEN CLARK R.G.N Appointed: 2016
  • SIMON ANTONY KING M.A. Appointed: 2018
  • YVETTE JEAN GAYFORD Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2021, number: 1196199
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
PARK CHURCH HALL
PALMER PARK AVENUE
READING
RG6 1DN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME OF UNION OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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