Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ELLESMERE PORT 

Regular public worship open to all at 2 worship centres, St Thomas and All Saints Church and St Lawrence church. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Teaching of Christianity. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Pastoral work including visiying the sick and bereaved. Promoting the whole mission of the church. 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 modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • There are 24 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

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
31/12/23£207£209£-1n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/12/22£180£184£-4n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/12/21£154£157£-3n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/12/20£136£157£-21n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£195£183£12n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/18£170£174£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£156£152£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£158£158£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£215£145£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£140£144£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£218£258£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£181£151£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£151£131£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£188£145£44£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.ellesmereportparish.co.uk

saintthomas@hotmail.co.uk

01513397352

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Cheshire West & Chester,
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
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£2,500
John Moores Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ellesmere Port
£2,000 25/09/2023
Towards food, transport, entry costs, hygiene products, resources
National Lottery Community Fund - Ellesmere Port Parish Community Outreach
£10,000 07/07/2023
Funding will be used to provide hampers of food and essential items as well as day trips for families affected by deprivation and the cost-of-living crisis. This project aims to improve access to ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Food Hamper Project
£2,500 21/02/2023
To support families with food hampers during school holidays, due to food poverty and increasing levels of people needing support for the first time.
National Lottery Community Fund - Food Hamper Community Project
£10,000 28/01/2022
The funding will be used to provide food hampers to vulnerable families during the school holidays. The project aims to enable people to access their basic life needs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2009, number: 1132859
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Thomas & All Saints Church
Whitby Road
ELLESMERE PORT
CH65 6UW

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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