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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of st matthew's, worthing
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW'S, WORTHING 

Regular public worship. Pastoral work, visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons. Providing clubs for children and Youth. Promoting the mission of the church by providing of activities for parents, toddlers and senior citizens, including those with special needs. Provision of pre-school education with a Christian ethos. Supporting fairtrade charities and personnel.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£329£322£7n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/21£193£219£-27n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/20£172£208£-36n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£281£368£-88n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/18£296£299£-3£0£0£0n/a050
31/12/17£297£296£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£333£284£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£294£288£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£288£291£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£270£403£-133£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£270£403£-133£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£423£327£96£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£287£250£37£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.stmatthewsworthing.org

office@stmatthewsworthing.org

01903207024

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 70 volunteers

Who's supporting 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Matthew's Worthing
£10,000 26/07/2023
Funding was provided towards an energy audit and the installation of solar panels on the roof of the church.
National Lottery Community Fund - St Matt’s Meals
£2,500 07/07/2023
The funding will be used to provide food and toiletries to people facing disadvantage. The project aims to provide access to basic needs during the cost of living crisis.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Matthews Worthing
£3,000 20/03/2023
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Funding was provided towards heating and lighting costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Matthew's Worthing
£4,810 11/03/2022
Funding was provided for new furniture to make their community cafe more welcoming.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2010, number: 1134774
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

St. Matthews Church
103 Tarring Road
West Worthing
WORTHING
BN11 4HB

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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