Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S HALLIWELL, BOLTON

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peters Halliwell Bolton has the responsibility of co-operating with incumbent , The Reverend Alan Saunders, in promoting the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.The PCC operates a Parish Centre complex for the benefit of the local Parish community.
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
  • 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

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£469£437£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£502£654£-152£8£1,854£1001.86250
31/12/21£587£448£139£7£2,006£962.66250
31/12/20£425£389£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£511£481£30£0£1,830£1,63340.85250
31/12/18£508£481£27£0£1,807£571.450
31/12/17£531£476£54£0£1,780£78250
31/12/16£464£461£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£314£320£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£450£485£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£497£531£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£541£524£17£19£1,850£350.830
31/12/11*£494£487£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.stpetersparish.info

office@stpetersparish.info

01204 599900

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Garfield Weston Foundation£13,000
National Lottery Community Fund£8,016
The Archbishops' Council £3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Archbishops' Council - Stained glass conservation grant to Halliwell, St Peter, Diocese of Manchester (Pilgrim Trust)
£3,000 29/09/2023
Conservation of East window by Thomas Willement, 1844
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 07/10/2022
St Peter's Parish Centre Lift Replacement Project
National Lottery Community Fund - St Peter's Halliwell Bolton Fire Alarm System Installation
£8,016 20/08/2021
The funding will be used to install a fire detection and alarm system in a parish hall. The project aims to ensure the hall can be safely used by various groups from the wider community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 07/05/2021
Modern entrance and galleries to extend community use of church buildings
National Lottery Community Fund - Party in the Park, Bolton, 2019
£10,000 21/03/2019
12
Funding for the project will be used to host a party in the park event to bring people from different communities together, foster new friendships and promote religious and cultural tolerance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Party in the Park 2018
£9,652 05/07/2017
12
The group will hold a one day festival for the local community. The will provide an opportunity for diverse communities to come together with the aim of improving cohesion, promoting tolerance and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 19/20 persons

  • AMANDA BLEASE Appointed: 2019
  • BRIAN JOHNSON Appointed: 2018
  • CAROLYN JENNIFER RIGBY Appointed: 2021
  • CATHERINE HARGRAVES Appointed: 2021
  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN SAUNDERS Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID CIESZYNSKI Appointed: 2017
  • DAVID STARKIE Appointed: 2019
  • DANIEL PETER CAFFREY Appointed: 2022
  • DIANE BALL Appointed: 2022
  • DR CHRISTOPHER CHARLES WARD Appointed: 2022
  • ELIAN WINSTANLEY Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN STAINTHORPE Appointed: 2019
  • JOAN DOROTHY JOHNSON Appointed: 2019
  • MALCOLM PEAKE Appointed: 2017
  • PAUL GRAY Appointed: 2019
  • PETER JOHN CAFFREY Appointed: 2018
  • PHILIP WEAVER Appointed: 2020
  • REV ALAN WILLIAM SAUNDERS (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN WALSH Appointed: 2019
  • STEVEN JOHNSON Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2010, number: 1138035
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 33 days late, AR12: 203 days late, AR11: 276 days late,
Main office

347 Church Road
BOLTON
BL1 5RR

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

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