Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, REDHILL 

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved .Teaching of Christianity through sermons, events, meetings and literature. Activities and events for senior citizens, parents, toddlers and other special needs groups. Supporting other charities at home and abroad.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 22 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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£290£431£-141n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/21£296£257£38n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£320£196£124n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£201£179£21n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£192£197£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£331£253£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£196£204£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£210£183£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£264£269£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£229£179£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£169£176£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£173£172£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£149£225£-76£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.stmatthews-redhill.org.uk

parishadmin@stmatthews-redhill.org.uk

01737 249066

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Surrey,
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
Community Foundation for Surrey£20,000
Co-Operative Group£15,111
Garfield Weston Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Matthew's Redhill Food Bank
£4,322 22/10/2022
We would like to provide more food to local people, including the homeless, who are in desperate need and might otherwise go hungry.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Matthew's Foodbank, Redhill
£4,887 23/10/2021
We provide food to those living in and around Redhill, including the homeless and those in desperate need who might otherwise go hungry.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Redhill Foodbank
£5,902 24/10/2020
We would like to continue supporting local families and individuals who are in desperate need of food and other essentials.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,000 23/10/2020
Organ Repair
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Food and Essentials
£20,000 24/09/2020
12
Funding for portacabins and a Co-ordinator/Administrator to allow a busy foodbank to continue to support disadvantaged people in Redhill and the surrounding area
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Matthew, Redhill
£9,858 19/11/2018
We need to continue supporting local families who are in desperate need of food and other essentials.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, REDHI
£5,104 04/08/2017
Food is a basic need and we require funds to buy it and ensure people in Redhill who are going hungry get the help they need.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 21/22 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2009, number: 1132579
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Matthews Church
71 Station Road
REDHILL
RH1 1DL

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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