Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY 

CPAS seeks to advance the Christian gospel by working with lay and ordained leaders in (mainly Anglican) churches, offering: training and conferences, residential holidays for children and young people, appointment of incumbents to Anglican parishes, resources, consultancy and advice, and grants (for those in training for Anglican ordination).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,057,000 available, equivalent to 33 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
30/04/23£3,404£3,259£145£280£10,550£9,05733.3292,450
30/04/22£2,432£2,516£-84£257£10,700£9,24544.1261,850
30/04/21£1,853£1,725£129£157£10,854£9,43065.631730
30/04/20£3,278£3,195£83£165£9,036£7,80929.3363,000
30/04/19£3,141£3,316£-175£168£9,424£8,38430.3303,224
30/04/18£2,981£3,036£-55£145£9,193£8,21232.5280
30/04/17£3,354£3,107£247£178£8,682£7,74029.9270
30/04/16£3,081£3,045£36£192£7,677£6,83426.9250
30/04/15£3,140£2,782£358£293£8,520£7,63832.9220
30/04/14£3,210£2,768£442£280£7,650£6,85629.7220
30/04/13£3,677£2,676£1,001£281£6,698£5,89126.4190
30/04/12£3,323£3,494£-171£293£5,735£5,02517.3310
30/04/11£4,034£3,752£282£310£6,514£5,76618.4420
30/04/10£1,613£2,156£-543£257£6,258£5,76132.1350
30/04/09£1,699£1,997£-298£227£6,455£6,00636.1300
30/04/08£1,928£1,828£100£169£7,948£7,39148.5330
30/04/07£1,879£1,889£-10£189£8,651£8,08451.4330
30/04/06£1,673£1,807£-134£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£2,647£1,790£857£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£2,145£1,706£439£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 33.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 32 years

www.cpas.org.uk

info@cpas.org.uk

03001230780

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 2,450 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/02/1992, number: 1007820
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/1991, number: 02673220
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

SOVEREIGN COURT ONE (UNIT 3)
SIR WILLIAM LYONS ROAD
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK SCIENCE PARK
COVENTRY
CV4 7EZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL BY (I) PROVIDING HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO ANGLICAN PARISHES AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR IN ENGLAND,WALES,SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS WORSHIPPING COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TO NURTURE,TRAINING,EVANGELISM,GROWTH AND SERVICE AND SEEKING TO GLORIFY GOD WORKING UNDER THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROTESTANT AND EVANGELICAL DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AS SET FORTH IN THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES OF RELIGION READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIETY'S BASIS OF FAITH DATED 27TH. FEBRUARY 1990; AND (II) EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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