Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FISHERTON ANGER (ST PAUL), SALISBURY 

Regular public worship; pastoral work, including visiting; teaching of Christianity through courses and small groups; provision of children and youth activities with a Christian ethos; promotion of Christianity ; promoting the whole mission of the church through activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and special need groups; supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are 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:

  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£527£499£28£43£698£65015.612188
31/12/21£516£504£12£29£670£61114.512165
31/12/20£574£541£32£0£658£57312.71380
31/12/19£588£616£-29£0£625£56811.114300
31/12/18£679£695£-16£0£653£5761010100
31/12/17£685£670£15£0£669£61911.1100
31/12/16£637£681£-44£0£654£3055.4100
31/12/15£680£649£31£2£698£4117.6100
31/12/14£594£610£-17£2£667£3557110
31/12/13£701£744£-44£0£683£3605.880
31/12/12£606£533£73£0£727£2555.780
31/12/11£690£616£74£0£650£2414.770
31/12/10£761£747£14£1£483£248470

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 15.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.stpaulssalisbury.org

church.office@stpaulssalisbury.org

01722718807

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Joseph Rank Trust£25,000
Wiltshire Community Foundation£15,866
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 17/08/2021
Hope Centre Project
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to St. Paul's Church
£6,250 17/03/2021
11
To help meet the costs of a debt advice service
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to St. Paul's Church
£4,340 29/04/2020
To provide telephone and online support and sessions to young people and vulnerable families in and around Salisbury
Joseph Rank Trust - St James's Church, Devizes
£25,000 28/04/2020
To part fund the Church's centre property scheme
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to St. Paul's Church
£5,276 09/04/2020
To support vulnerable and low income people with donated fresh food and telephone support
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Church Centre Kitchen Refurbishment
£5,000 25/10/2018
St. Paul's in Salisbury provides a number of social services to the community, including a foodbank. The grant will be used to refurbish the church centre kitchen.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/10/2009, number: 1132168
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHURCH ACRE CHARITY on 14/01/2021
Main office

ST. PAULS CHURCH
FISHERTON STREET
SALISBURY
SP2 7QW

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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