Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

BISHOP OF ROCHESTERS FUND FOR MISSION 

A grant making trust that assists the advancement of the Christian religion by providing support to parishes and other departments of the Diocese.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£1£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£20£2£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£92£38£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£13£22£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£3£57£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£19£74£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£75£48£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£19£57£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£12£24£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£9£41£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£40£62£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£161£18£143£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£15£9£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£70£32£38£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

01634560000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Bexley, Bromley, Kent, Medway,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/17 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1992, number: 1015300
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
19 returns made; AR22: 101 days late, AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY & BOARD
OF FINANCE
ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
BOLEY HILL
ROCHESTER
ME1 1SL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY PROMOTING THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER WHICH SHALL BE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER SO THAT IN THE FURTHERENCE OF THESE PURPOSES THE CAPITAL AS WELL AS THE INCOME OF THE TRUST MAY BE APPLIED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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